Carolina Chrome Magazine May Issue 120 by CHROMESC.COM

Carolina Chrome

The #1 Magazine for South Carolina Bikers! Issue #120 May 2018

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Dennis Reynolds

On The Cover

Cover Rider, Dennis Reynolds is quit an amazing man in the biker community!! He served in the Army and Army National Guard, as an Chaplain and retired as a Master Sergeant. As a Chaplain and a the Bikers for Christ Lakelands Chapter Elder, Reynolds is finding himself on the Cover of Carolina Chrome Magazine!! His surprise cover photo was shot by Photographer Robert Holley of Robert Vance Photography! Reynolds is photographed leading a large group in the Greenwood County Blessing of the Bikes event. The 2018 event had a record turnout of 825 bikes!! Reynolds has ridden all his life and has racked up roughly 30,000 miles last year!

Congratulations Dennis Reynolds and THANK YOU for your service!!

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4th Annual Gathering of the Tribes

By Wally Wersching I had been planning to go to the 4th Annual Gathering of the Tribes at the Spartanburg Harley dealership last Saturday, April 7th, for quite some time. The forecast was for cool temps and rain. There were many speakers and bands scheduled to appear. The MC of the event was Mike Grubb – National President of the Hell Fighters Christian Ministry from Laurel, MS. With the inclement weather, I wasn’t sure who would be there. I awoke at about 6:30AM on Saturday morning, and looked out the window to see wet streets, and the sound of rain hitting the roof. I waited until 10:30AM before I left to go to the Gathering of the Tribes. By then, it was just drizzling. I drove south on RT 18, then southwest on I85. I stayed on I85 until I exited at Rt 221. The Harley dealership is on Sha Lane - the first right. The only car parking was a few doors down from the dealership. Luckily, it wasn’t raining very hard. I had been to the Gathering of the Tribes before, and was impressed by the number of different ministries – all with the same message: Jesus Loves Bikers Too. I knew some of my friends from the local biker ministries would be there. When I looked around, I saw a long line of tents, each of which represented a specific biker ministry or vendor. The different ministries were telling anyone who walked up about the benefits of their ministry, and their church. Most of the bikers were wearing vests with their ministry logo on the back. It was a sea of colors viewed from the back. The large stage outside looked out into a large tent so the spectators wouldn’t get wet during the event. There would be live entertainment along with people giving inspirational talks during the day. Some people were already sitting in the chairs waiting for it all to begin. It was very crowded. I stopped at a few tents to talk with some friends, and meet some of the vendors. One of the tents in front of the dealership was for the “Quilts of Valor”. The lady had two on display, and they both were beautiful. I could see that many hours of love and dedication went into making them. The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation (QOVF) is to cover all combat service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of valor. For more info, go to www.QOVF.org. It really sounds like a great way to show our thanks to all veterans who put their lives in jeopardy for us. I was surprised to see so many bikers riding in. They all had their rain suits on because it was still raining. One guy drove his 1940 Ford pick-up truck with his old Harley Sportster in the back. Instantly it was a fan favorite. The truck had just the right patina, and the bike was an old “Iron Head” Sportster too. They were to start serving free food at 11:30. It looked like they had free hot dogs with all the fixin’s. There was also a food vendor with BBQ chicken. After walking around a couple times, I walked into the dealership. It too was full of people. They had a couple custom motorcycles on display along with a photographer set up with a red backdrop, and a new Harley for photos. I didn’t ask what he was charging for a picture. It might be a remembrance of the event. I decided to head back home, but before I left the area, I stopped at Rock Bottom Distillers which is a couple doors down from the dealership. They say that they are one of the smallest distilleries in South Carolina. After I entered, I was offered a sample but declined. I don’t like to drink any alcohol while I’m riding or driving. It looked like a very interesting place. The actual still was on the right behind bars. There were rows of mason jars filled with fruit and moonshine. The fruit adds some flavor to the alcohol, and the alcohol adds a little zip to the fruit. The man said that it was the way it has been done in the mountains for generations. I could see that it was a very small distillery that was striving for high quality moonshine using only local ingredients. For more info, go to www.rockbottomdistillers.com. After talking with the man for a few minutes, I did head home. When I arrived, Cindy and I went out for a delicious lunch at our favorite restaurant. WWW.CHROMESC.COM 12

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you can't take it with you when you are gone. And please don't write back month and ask about a heated seat for your Shitzu. Seriously though, if your motorcycle didn't come equipped with a hitch and instructions for pulling a trailer you shouldn't do it. Especially in the mountains. There are a few motorcycles equipped for trailering but my advise is to exercise caution in any type of bike operation because your life is at stake and in your own hands. There are very few motorcycle accidents where the rider does not contribute in some way. Trailering is not an exception. Doctor Dilligaf, Ride safe, Since you felt the need to rip me apart on my pulling a trailer in the mountains question a few Dr. Dilligaf months back. If you recall you assumed I was Dr. Dilligaf, talking about tailering bikes. Here is another chance to get it right. I was talking about pulling My friends and I were wondering, exactly how a trailer behind a motorcycle in the mountains. I long is 6 inches and can we get an example? Thanks in advance. hope that is specific enough for you. Signed, Since you felt the need to rip me apart on my pulling a trailer in the mountains question think- Mrs. Just Wondering, Miss Example and ing that I was talking about trailering bikes. Here Mrs. Right

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is another chance. I was talking about pulling a trailer behind your bike in the mountains to be more pasific. Signed, Anonymous

Mrs. Just Wondering and friends. Mrs. just Wondering I suggest you ask your husband how long 6 inches is and ask him for an example as well. If he is unable to comply you have a problem. Miss example, please check your in box, Anonymous, Seriously I didn't feel the need to rip you apart. I did an example awaits you. Mrs. Right, I have to ask how did you become so knowledgeable about this it because I wanted to. And guess what, yep, I'm gonna do it again. If you want a windshield a stereo specific dimension? and a trailer hitch buy a darn truck. I can see you now riding throught the mountains looking like the Actually though 6 inches is exactly 15.24 centimeters. I hope that clears things up for the three Beverly Hillbillies on a bike. Everytime I see one of you. But if not just carry a hot dog bun with you of those old farts touring through the mountains pulling a trailer with all of their personal belongings and if in doubt whip it out. Longer than a bun, over 6 inches, shorter than bun, under 6 inches. Or you in tow I shake my head. They might as well save some money and kill two birds with one stone and can always ask, is it bun length? By the way, do the three of you remeber the movie "Looking for just get a casket with wheels. Then they can carMr. Goodbar"? Yep, that's what I thought. ry all of their stuff and when they lose control and Always glad to help, am unable to suddenly stop and are killed on that Dr. Dilligaf bike, voila, they have a box to get shipped home in. Won't need all that crap anymore either since

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Ronnie Boykin 08 Softail Deluxe Camden, SC

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Ms. Eden Moseley Robert Vance Photography

Banana Bobs Riding Wisdom For New Riders Or 100+ Mile Riders Sitting around after dinner the other night, the usual conversations began floating around. It was brought to my attention that I should share some of my experiences with the Chrome readers (apparently age gives you a wealth of stories). In this particular case I was asked to share some of my Medical Expertise, although I do not claim or pretend to be a Dr. or not at least at the level of my esteemed colleague Dr DILLIGAF) I can only relay the facts as I perceive them. Today I would like to Pontificate on the subject of ASSHOLES (now before someone gets offended I will not be calling anyone out on this in Fact I am not referring to the asshole that earned the name due to various acts of inconsideration. I am referring to the orifice the good lord gave you for among other things a safety device to keep you on your bike when things go south….such as 1: topping a hill on the interstate at your customary speed and all you see in front of you is a sea of red tail lights and stopped cars. 2: Hearing that truck tire explode just as your passing that last 18 wheeler in the convoy 3: or having that little old lady pull out of her driveway just as you are coming up on it because she is totally oblivious to you existence. Those moments Well yet again God is watching out for us bikers he created a unique reaction that is either triggered by the intensity of the moment or the mere conscious and abrupt thought OH SHIT. One or a combination of these cause a puckering of the sphincter so abrupt and strong that it causes a vacuum thus sucking a large portion of your saddle upwards securing you tightly on your seat (a similar reaction can happen in a 26

cage as well.) only later to be released so you can stand and check yourself. If you are lucky the seat is all that gets released. But that’s another story.

looked more logical and partially because I happened to have some bananas on hand. Ok, in the interest of better explaining the process let’s just say the banana worked. Years ago I had a serious and If you are ever in this situation possible life threatening mal- the following is the procedure function in my asshole (from to follow both for immediate this point own to be called rec- relief and long term solution. tum for the sake of the article First pick up 3 ripe bananas and my editor’s nerves). (not over ripe) this is a miniI had just returned from a 700 mum number as to not tip off mile run (yes all one day) When anyone as to what you are up I noticed my usual numb ass to. Go to a rest room or some feeling had been replaced with other private place (never in the a burning itching pain. Having same building you purchased no one to assist me (not sure the bananas from ... dead giveI would have asked them to if away. Peel one Banana (throw I did) I backed up to the mirror away the other two Bananas as and assumed the position. well as the one you just peeled, Peering between my legs and you will only need the peeling.) into the mirror I clearly saw Yes I heard all those sighs of what the issue was. There this relief that was my reaction to. thing was hanging out of my For small hemies simply turn rectum it looked like the size of the peeling inside out and use Texas I swear it should have as you would any quality TP, had its own area code. Fighting do not flush (another giveaway the panic welling up inside of clogged pipes.) The above may me, I called my nurse friend need to be repeated over a (we all have one) and asked period of a few days but should what the hell could possibly be do the trick. falling out of my ass. Now for those large ones like After carefully listening to the the third world country hanging above description she told out of my ass some preparation me that I had a very severe is needed (learned this over Hemorrhoid Specifically the time). You will need the followdreaded external Hemorrhoid. ing She proceeded to tell me my 1 pair whitey tighties options. 1 thong (preferably your size A: Put a small rubber band although a borrowed one will around it and it will eventually do in a pinch or pinch in a doo) rot off (hell I can’t even put a I usually keep these in my hair tie in my ponytail right.) saddle bag ( as a side not if B: go to a surgeon and your lady finds a strange thong have it cut out (HELL NO at on your bike just tell her your that time I was 52 years old roids are acting up you should and had made it that far without get by fine ) getting my ass cut and had no OK back to the matter at hand. plans of starting now) Follow the previous instructions I thanked her for her advice to the part where you are to and hung the phone up, surthrow away the three bananas geon hell she’s a neuro nurse (another sigh I heard that) you she don’t know nothing bout will still need that peel. Here is no rectum. So it was off to the where the process takes a bit internet I went. After searching of a turn. Take afore mentioned for a while and getting things peel and fold in half (inside like Vicks vapor rub, prep h, out). Place entire peel in crack Oragel, pineapple ( don’t ask of your ass making sure you ). I settled on the Banana have good coverage of the treatment (partially because it offending appendage (by this WWW.CHROMESC.COM

time you have probably give it a name I think I called mine Herbie). Be very careful not to let this peel touch your junk cause that’s just weird. Carefully put the thong on and make sure it splits the peel down the middle thus holding the peel firmly in place ( very important) At this point the woo side of nicwoo stopped me and asked what about the thong and my junk to which I replied if you are worried about that, that hemi hasn’t gotten big enough yet. Now put on the tighty whites (this part I learned the hard way normally I ride commando and upon getting off the bike at a rally well let’s just say I dropped my peel. It’s a little hard to explain why this decidedly nasty looking banana peel just slid down the back of my leg and out of my pants leg for all to see. The above process may need to be repeated over a period of days. Riding with this in place is very similar to Monkey Butt (we all can relate to that). Well this seems to have taken a bit longer then I had planned and I am running out of space so send those letters to your editor and I will explain next time how to get rid of those pesky internal ones. In closing I would like to leave you with these words If a 6’5” long in the tooth biker ever puts his arm around your shoulder and says “Hey Chiquita I feel your pain it’s going to be ok.” He is not hitting on you he just recognized a brother or sister with that walk you will have when you are currently in treatment. I have no idea why the editor wants this but Banana nut bread. By the way, so you don’t think I make this shit up go to this sight it will explain the process of Banana Peeling aswell. http://www.homeremediesforall.com/natural-remedies/ home-remedies-for-hemorrhoids.html pay close attention to number 3.

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Roland Funke’s 1981 Ducati 900SSD By Button

As I walked around to the backside of the garage, the conversation went somewhat like this- “When these were new they were slow and expensive. I wanted to ride the fastest bike I could. So I wasn’t interested in a bike like this back then.” Sounds like the beginning of just another Harley article, doesn’t it? It’s not. Old friends with cool bikes are hard to beat. I met Roland one night over 20 years ago just a few miles from where we were. It was late and he was parked dark beside the road on what I quickly recognized as a bevel twin Ducati. I stopped but he didn’t need my help. He had it all under control. That pretty much sums up Roland. “Like I said, when I was younger I just wanted to go as fast as I could. Japanese bikes were the fast bikes. 82 Suzuki GS100E. Kawasaki Z1. I was drag racing in Farmington. Pro Modified. Then I moved into slalom racing with Buells. Now I do it just for fun. I’m headed to Barber in a little bit. You can rent a 1100RR and have a blast. And if anything happens, it’s a lot less expensive to wreck a rental than your own bike.” All while we talked, the Ducati commanded center stage. “I got this one in the 90’s. It came from Alabama. I found it listed in Walneck’s. You know back when it was just ads before it became a magazine.” He was talking specifics and pointing out details. “They claimed there were around 200 made but who really knows. Everything Ducati was sort of chaotic back then. These 900SSD (D for Darmah) models are different than the regular 900SS bevel twins. They had triangulated frames, which made them stronger. So racers around that time liked them better. Look at pictures of Jimmy Adamo. They said he was riding an SS frame but if you look close you’ll see it was triangulated like these SSD frames. Good stuff.” Roland continued to point out small details in the bodywork and mechanical specifics unique to a 900SSD. “It’s mostly all original paint. Only the seat pan has been repainted. A heating and air technician that was here a few years ago scratched the fairing. But I think I can carefully rub it out. The SSD also had electric start, which makes it quick to spot at a glance.” So I asked about riding this compared to other bikes. “It’s really stiff to steer with the damper and the original clip-on handlebars. You know, when you’re younger and didn’t know any better, that was just normal. Now you ride a modern bike and get on this and it’s really obvious. If someone wasn’t paying attention, they’ll go right off the road in the first corner.” We talked more about Ducatis around Spartanburg- who had or has what, which ones we missed or should have bought, which one had nitrous, what got wrecked, etc.- and about supercharged Nortons and on and on until it was time for supper. Roland fits in well with our circle of friends. He likes bikes and he’s not necessarily stuck in his ways. When someone metaphorically grows up and slows down by buying a Ducati, that’s very cool in our book. If you ride an old bike and want to see it here, call us or come by Classic Cycle in Chesnee, SC (864) 590-2141.

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