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BORN TO RIDE
PO BOX 3021 Brandon, FL 33509
PUBLISHER
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Ron Galletti
813-785-3895
888-795-5779 rg@borntoride.com
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Deb Galletti dgalletti@borntoride.com
EDITOR
Dave Nichols editor@borntoride.com
ART DIRECTOR
Peter Soutullo art@borntoride.com
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Erick Runyon
ART DEPARTMENT
Juan Guzman, Erick Runyon , Peter Soutullo, art@borntoride.com
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Juan Guzman
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
Nancy Ray nray@borntoride.com
MULTI-MEDIA SPECIALIST
Jared Hartman, Craig Miller Jasper Harris
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ROAD CREW
Vick Velosity, Mark Crowder, Doug Bright, Birdman Mike,
SCENIC RIDE CONSULTANT
Steve Finzelber-Finz Finds
ON THE ROAD TEAM
The John & Heather Show
CONTRIBUTORS
JP Brady, Neale Bayly, Susan Hurst, Spyke & Mike, Paul Murray, James Gladstone
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Ron & Selena Hawks, Scott Odel, Chopper Dave, JP Brady, Erick Runyon, Craig Miller
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HOWDY BROTHERS AND SISTERS!
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VALENTINE’S VROOM!
This farout February issue of Born To Ride is stuffed with hearts and flowers, hugs and kisses, and a whole big bunch of LOVE, baby! It’s the month of love thanks to Valentine’s Day and a great time to love your life and your family each and every day. It’s also a great month to do what you love, and we’re talkin’ about ridin’ your motorcycle, brothers and sisters!
Want to spread the love along with your love of ridin’? Head on out to Thunder By The Bay this February 17th through the 19th at Sarasota Fairgrounds. It’s the big 25th Anniversary of this lovefest and Born To Ride will bring y ou another killer ride-in bike show at Choppertown Live. Come on inside a feast your eyes on a cool collection of custom motorcycles by some of America’s best builders. Check out amazing airbrush artist “Letterfly” who will deliver five custom-painted bowling pins as trophies to our Choppertown Live bike show winners as well as cash and prizes galore. Special thanks to the illustrious Tony Agosto for all his help with Choppertown Live.
Ride out for Saturday’s ride-in bike show with $1,200 in cash and prizes plus the Best of Show winner will receive a photo shoot by Erick Runyon for a feature article right here in Born To Ride! Don’t forget to come out a be a part of our “Live” radio show on Boss Hogg radio on Saturday! Special thanks to James Irwin “A Biker Helping Bikers” for sponsoring Choppertown Live. Read the interview with James in this issue and find out how he can help you with retirement investing so you’ll be ridin’ on easy street. A biker himself, he loves helping out our veterans and members of the riding community.
What else will you find in this love laden issue? We’ll checkout al the shenanigans from last month’s Rockabillaque Florida Festival. It was the third anniversary for this classic car and vintage bike show hosted by Miss. Razen Hell! It was a full day rockabilly round-up and you can see it right here in the February issue of Born To Ride.
But wait, there’s more! You’ll also find killer coverage of Gibtown Bikefest that featured Billy Lane’s inspiring Sons of Speed vintage racers as part of Born To Ride’s Southern Fried Moto Show. It was a huge success and even the fried chicken Colonel showed up to check out all the badass bikes.
And that’s not all. As always, Nefarious James ponders the value of things, and you’ll read about Back of the Dragon, Blvack Cavier, Cave Sping and learn about the 40th Anniversary of Leather & Lace. It’s a two-wheeled bonanza that comes complete with one of those heartshaped boxes of chocolates. It’s all roarin’ your way in the February issue of Born To Ride!
If you have a biker friendly business, don’t forget to support Born To Ride by carrying our magazine. It creates store traffic and just plain makes you look damned good! All you riders out there need to join our Facebook Group and be a part of the Born To Ride family. It’s a great way to kickstart this month of love and get you ready for Daytona Bike Week next month. Shine up your scooter and let’s ride!
— Dave Nichols editor@borntoride.com
JAMES IRWIN
