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Tony Culpepper
Cammie Bunch
Robert Holley
Deb Davis
Suck
Bang Blow Murrells Inlet, SC
Ms. Chrome Septembder 2024
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Annual Con federate H eritage Ride
Be at Low Country Harley-Davidson (4707 Dorchester Rd., Charleston, SC) starting at 10 AM with last bike out at 11:30 PM on Saturday, September 21st.
Your $25 registration fee ($20 for passengers) includes a local Confederate history tour, a commemorative ride pin, live music, food, vendors and more. Register early and you’ll get a free event T -shirt! There will be door prizes and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cash prizes. Call 843-333 -7421 or e-mail info@heritageride.org information. Pre -registration will be at Low Country Harley Davidson on Sept. 7 & 14 or by mail. Register online at www.heritageride.org
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CCIB Poker Run
Article & Photography By Wally Wersching
On Saturday August 10th, the Cleveland County Independent Bikers (CCIB) held a Poker Run at the CCIB Clubhouse on Washburn Switch Road in Shelby, NC. All the proceeds go to the assets of the CCIB so that they can do charitable things in the future.
The registration started at 2:00PM with the first bike out at 3:00PM, and the last bike in by 7:00PM for bike games, and a food truck. The stops were some of the usual ones with the last stop back at the CCIB clubhouse.
Later, at 8:00PM, the band “Southern Born Band” would be rockin’ on the bandstand behind the clubhouse.
I arrived at about 2:00PM after traveling back roads to the clubhouse. It was a beautiful hot summer afternoon. When I arrived, there were a few bikes parked in front of the clubhouse.
I walked in, and placed a stack of Carolina Chrome magazines on the bar along with my donation. I talked with some of the CCIB members who were sitting there. It’s always good to catch up with old friends.
I walked outside to see who was arriving. There were many bikers riding in – some individually, and others in groups. Then a large group of bikers rode in, and parked in the lot next to the clubhouse. It was the Windjammers. They always come to the CCIB events, and likewise the CCIB members go to the Windjammer’s events.
Everybody was laughing and talking like they hadn’t seen each other for a long time. These types of events are good for the biker community. They help everybody get acquainted. New members feel at home surrounded by friends.
I spent some time talking with “Radar”. We used to work together a few lifetimes ago. I learned that he retired a few years ago. I guess that we are all getting older – one day at a time!
Then we all were called together for a few words from Mike, the pastor of the Full Throttle Biker Church in Bostic, NC. Afterwards, I walked across the road to get pictures of the group when they left. The sun was in the right place to take pictures too. The command to start the bikes was given, and the silence of the afternoon was changed to the roar of Harley Davidsons. It only took a few minutes for all to leave.
I said good-by to all who stayed behind, and headed home. It was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
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WEEKEND, SEPT 5TH-8TH
SMOKE OUT RALLY 24
THE ORIGINAL CHOPPER PARTY BIKE SHOWS - MINI BIKE RACING - LIVE MUSIC - VENDORS - WET T SHIRT CONTEST - DIRT DRAGSBIKE GAMES - ON SITE CAMPING ROWAN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS 1500 JULIAN RD, SALISBURY, NC
WEEKEND, SEPT 6TH-8TH THUNDER IN THE SMOKIES FALL MOTORCYCLE RALLY
VALLEY FESTIVAL GROUNDS, 3374 SOCO RD. MAGGIE VALLEY, NC
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH
ANNUAL 911 MEMORIAL RIDE
BLOOD BY FIRE MC
KSU @ 1PM 482 CEMETERY RD.
WARE SHOALS SC. RIDE TO SC FIRE MEMORIAL. PROCEEDS
BENNEFIT SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDERN. AR-15 RAFFLE $5 EACH OR 5 FOR $20. 4TH ANNIVERSARY BACKDRAFT CHAPTER AFTER PARTY 6PM-2AM
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH RIDE TO REMEMBER 9/11: 4TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL MOTORCYCLE RIDE
11AM-1PM. FREE MOTORCYCLE RIDE TO REMEMBER 9/11& HELP VETERANS. NEEDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT. POLICEESCORTED RIDE WILL START AND END AT THE AMERICAN LEGION POST #147, 968 FOLLY ROAD, CHARLESTON. KICK STANDS GO UP AT 11 AM. FMI SEND A TEXT TO (843) 252-0255.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH
12TH ANNUAL 9/11
MEMORIAL RIDE
JOIN MYRTLE BEACH HARLEYDAVIDSON AS WE REMEMBER THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2024. THIS DATE SERVES AS A CONSTANT REMINDER OF HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE TO BE ABLE TO CALL THIS COUNTRY HOME. REGISTRATION 9AM. $10 PER RIDER AND $5 FOR PASSENGERS. LIGHT REFRESHMENTS, LIVE WAVE 104.1, 50/50 RAFFLES. COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY. 4710 S KINGS HWY.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH
SWAP MEET
10AM - 4PM COX'S HARLEYDAVIDSON OF ROCK HILL 1178 GALLERIA BLVD ROCK HILL, SC
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH
CRESCOM MEMORIAL RIDE
REGISTRATION 9AM @ BEAVER BAR MURRELLS INLET. $15 RIDER $5 PASSAENGER KSU 11AM RAISING MONEY FOR RUBBER SIDE FOUNDATION TO HELP BIKERS THAT HAVE GONE DOWN AND ARE IN NEED. IT WILL ALSO HELP PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR KIDS IN NEED. WWW. RIIVERTOWNRIDERS.ORG SEE FLYER PAGE 14
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH
ABATE OF SC; CIA CHAPTER 24TH ANNUAL FREEDOM RIDE ASSEMBLY BEGINS AT 10 A.M. LOWE'S(FORMERLY BI-LO) PARKING LOT 1419 CHAPIN ROAD, CHAPIN, SC KSU AT 11A.M. WEAR RED, WHITE & BLUE* POLICE ESCORTED PARADE TO THE STATEHOUSE* ALL VEHICLES WELCOME SEE FLYER PAGE 14
WEEKEND, SEPT 21ST-22ND 24TH ANNUAL CONFEDERATES MC BIKE RODEO
@ THE OUTPOST BAR & GRILL 107 WHIT CHAMBLEE RD STARR, SC
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
GREENVILLE CHAPTER OF ABATE FALL POKER RUN
@ FIELD HOUSE SPORTS BAR 216 N POINSETT HWY, TRAVELERS REST, SC 1ST BIKE OUT @ 12:30; LAST BIKE OUT @ 2:00 AND ALL BIKES IN BY 9PM. BENEFIT TO SUSTAIN THE GREENVILLE CHAPTER OF ABATE OF SC FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. YOUR FUNDS ALSO HELP US TO KEEP FIGHTING FOR ALL MOTORCYCLIST RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS IN SC. RAIN DATE: SEPTEMBER 28, 2024
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
CAROLINA REBELS MC EASTOVER CHAPTER REBEL ROCKS
@ A&B BAR 96 HWY 601 S, LUGOFF SC (OLD GADGETS) RAIN OR SHINE. GATES OPEN NOON11PM. $15 IN ADVANCE $20 AT GATE! FOUR BANDS WITH CONTINUOUS MUSIC ALL DAY. DEVIL'S CUT, ALONG WITH JOE SANTANA'S KINGFISH, AREA 43 & PENSION PLAN. THERE WILL BE GAMES AND MANY VENDORS!!! WHEN YOU PURCHASE ADVANCE TICKETS IT PUTS YOU IN A DRAWING FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A CASH PRIZE. ALL THIS FOR ONLY $15.00 A PERSON. NO WHERE CAN YOU GET 4 GREAT BANDS FOR $15.00 FOR ADVANCED TICKETS!!! BE COOL, OR BE GONE. SEE FLYER PAGE 14
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
ANNUAL CONFEDERATE HERITAGE RIDE AT LOW COUNTRY HARLEY-DAVIDSON (4707 DORCHESTER RD., CHARLESTON, SC) STARTING AT 10AM WITH LAST BIKE OUT AT 11:30. YOUR $25 REGISTRATION FEE ($20 FOR PASSENGERS) INCLUDES A LOCAL CONFEDERATE HISTORY TOUR, A COMMEMORATIVE RIDE PIN, LIVE MUSIC, FOOD, VENDORS AND MORE. REGISTER EARLY AND YOU’LL GET A FREE EVENT T-SHIRT! THERE WILL BE DOOR PRIZES AND 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD CASH PRIZES. CALL 843-333-7421 OR E-MAIL INFO@HERITAGERIDE. ORG PRE-REGISTRATION WILL BE AT LOW COUNTRY HARLEY DAVIDSON ON SEPT. 7 & 14 OR BY MAIL. REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.HERITAGERIDE.ORG. LIVE MUSICE, FOOD & DRINKS! SEE THE HUNLEY SUBMARINE!! SEE FLYER PAGE 9
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH
LANCASTER, SC POKER RUN BENEFITS THE MARVELOUS LANCASTER SPCA OF SC 10AM STARTS AT D.C. CYCLE: 1467 FLAT CREEK RD., LANCASTER REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN: FROM 10 AM - 12 PM/ FIRST BIKE OUT 10 AM PRE-REGISTER: USE THE REGISTRATION FORM (SEE LINK BELOW) TO EXPEDITE CHECK-IN REG FEE: $30/RIDER & $10/PASSENGER REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES: T-SHIRT (ALL T-SHIRTS ARE BLACK WITH LOGO ON THE FRONT AND SPONSORS ON THE BACK) AND DINNER MAKE STOPS AT ALL FIVE PLACES AND COLLECT A PLAYING CARD AT EACH STOP. BEST & WORST POKER HANDS AT THE LAST STOP AT BENFORD BREWING AT 5 PM WINS A CASH PRIZE! ONLINE REGISTRATION & MORE INFO!
WWW.LANCASTERSPCA.NET
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH
RALLY KICK-OFF PARTY
4 P.M. - 8 P.M. AT THE GRUMPY MONK IN NORTH MYRTLE BEACH! AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN EXPECT: FREE FOOD - LIVE MUSIC -FREE H-D GIVEAWAYS AND DOOR PRIZES - A GREAT TIME. THIS EVENT IS 100% FREE TO ALL RIDERS AND IS JUST THE FIRST OF MANY WE HAVE COMING UP THIS WEEK, SO COME JUMP-START THIS RALLY WITH MYRTLE BEACH HARLEY-DAVIDSON AND THE HARLEY SHOP AT THE BEACH
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27THSUNDAY, OCTOBER 6TH MYRTLE BEACH FALL RALLY
SATURDAY OCTOBER 5TH
BIKERS WITH BOXES 7PM- 9PM FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS, YAHWEH AND SONS BIBLE CHURCH HAS PARTICIPATED IN BIKERS WITH BOXES. IT'S A PART OF OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD, BUT IS A SPECIAL DATE SET ASIDE FOR BIKERS. EVERY YEAR OUR GOAL IS TO COLLECT ITEMS FOR 100 BOXES, THIS YEAR WE WOULD LIKE TO FILL 150 BOXES. WE WOULD ASK THAT AT BIKE NIGHT THAT YOU'D BRING AN ITEM TO HELP FILL A BOX. WE WILL HAVE BOXES THERE AND WILL BE FILLING THE BOXES WITH YOUR ITEM ON THE SPOT. FOOD TRUCK ON SITE, MUSIC PROVIDED, COOL BIKES, ALOT OF FUN FELLOWSHIP. VENDORS WELCOME, IT'S FREE TO SET UP! 5721 EDMUND HIGHWAY LEXINGTON, SC
OCTOBER 12, 2024
BROTHERS FOREVER MC BIKETOBERBASH 2PM UNTIL $15 SINGLE $20 COUPLE FOR PIG PICKING AND SIDES. BIKE GAMES, HORSE SHOES, CORN HOLE, GIANT CHENGA & JAMS. 1044 ACTON RD EASTOVER, SC. DRY CAMPING. RAIN OR SHINE. FMI DOC 803-467-5117
SEE FLYER PAGE 14
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RICKY’S MOTORCYCLE
Devotional By Dennis Reynolds
Back in 2001, I was driving along South Main Street in beautiful Greenwood, South Carolina on my way home from work. As I approached a traffic light, I noticed a guy on a BEAUTIFUL black and blue motorcycle just ahead of me making a right turn. Since I was in no real hurry, I also took a right and followed him. My hope was to get a better look at the motorcycle.
He rode through the next traffic light and then made a right turn into a medical park near our local hospital. I pulled in beside him and stepped from my vehicle.
We talked bikes for a few minutes, and I invited him on a couple of local rides, not thinking I would ever see him again.
Wrong! God had a plan…
From that day forward he and I have been almost inseparable. We have taken road trips together, our families celebrate holidays at each other’s homes, and he has been by my side during some terrible times. I won’t mention his name because he would be mad at me. I will just call him “JD”.
Now, on to my story.
JD is one of the most giving people I have ever known. Among other things, he has given away his used cars, paid for people’s groceries, bought computers for schools in Third World countries, and even given away more than a few motorcycles.
I have another good brother named Ricky.
Ricky was in a Contemporary Christian band that had played at some of our events. He was also a member of our church, and because he had one son in college and another one in high school,
he was active with the youth group. Ricky had become a regular at some of our Bikers for Christ events, but he did not have a motorcycle. Since he had a young family, Ricky did not have a lot of extra cash.
One Sunday afternoon, JD called me and announced he had purchased a new motorcycle. He wanted to know If I knew anyone who may need his old black and blue one. Now he doesn’t actually “give” things away, he wanted five dollars for the bike. After a week of praying about it with my friend Randy, we decided to bless Ricky with JD’s old motorcycle.
The next Saturday morning, I loaded the motorcycle on my trailer, picked Randy up, and drove to Ricky’s house with the bike. When we arrived, we called Ricky out into the yard, and asked him if he liked it. He did.
“Well,” Randy said, “you need to buy it!”
“Man, I can’t afford that!” Ricky responded.
Then I asked him, “Have you got five dollars in your pocket?”
Ricky could not believe it! He was overwhelmed!
That’s when he told us about his prayer the night before…
Ricky said, as he was driving home, he was praying for God’s direction in his life. He figured he would be able to buy a motorcycle in roughly three years when at least one of his kids was out of college. He knew what he wanted, but he needed to know if motorcycle ministry was where he was supposed to be. He asked God to make it clear to him.
Then we showed up at his house the next morning with that bike. WOW!
He handed me five bucks and I gave him the signed title.
That was a little over ten years ago, and Ricky has since become a powerful messenger for God through the ministry of Bikers for Christ. Because of him, our chapter has grown immensely, and many people have come to know the Lord Jesus Christ.
If I had not followed JD that day in 2001, Ricky may not be where he is today in his walk with God. Even ten years before I met Ricky, God’s plan was in motion.
Also, Ricky didn’t pray a selfish prayer for a motorcycle, he prayed for God to give him clear direction. God answered that prayer.
God puts people in our paths for a purpose. Maybe it’s for our benefit, or maybe it’s for them, we may never know the reason. Just be sure that you never take a chance encounter with another person for granted. It may change someone’s life for the better. Also, when you pray, make sure that God’s will is the focus, and not selfish desires for worldly things.
Proverbs 3:5-6 New Living Translation
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart;do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.”
Ride on and stay safe, Dennis Reynolds
Mideast National Elder
Bikers for Christ M/M
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Dr. DILLIGAF's Hurricane Joaquin Adventure
It's Hurricane season in SC and the editor asked if I would share my experienceriding in the weather of Hurricane Joaquin, a Category 4 storm that battered the Bahamas. It battered the Bahamas for two days with devastating winds flooding and a strong tidal surge while deluging SC for four days with high winds, seas and unprecedented rain amounts for some areas. Many received 15-20 inches. Those are the facts of the weather, let me tell you the facts of being hardheaded, tenacious and a bit of an adventurer. All of my adult life I have had issues with people being non-committal. You have friends like that I know. You make a plan, and they say that they're in and then "boom", there is always something that comes up and they can't make it. Oft times leaving you holding the bag. I have to take a moment to
say that I have some close friends with whom this not an issue. But the bi-product of previous experiences is that I put my money where my mouth is and I show up when I say I will. I sometimes say that you can count on three things in Life. You can count on your fingers and toes, you can count on Jesus to save you from hell, and you can count on me to do what I say that I will do. Now having said that I must issue a disclaimer. I'm getting old and this may change, not my attitude, just my memory. I might forget to show up.
We had planned to be at MBBW for the second weekend with friends who graciously accommodated us in Garden City. So, on Thursday October 1, 2015, in spite of Hurricane warnings I rode my Street Glide to Garden City. I found it odd that the only other motorcycles
on the road were headed in the opposite direction. Furthermore, upon arrival there was nothing parked at our abode but cages. (for you newbies that means automobiles)
Now, I confess that I have trailered motorcycles to rallies before. That is primarily because I have other irons in the fire to be tended that require a truck. After all there is only so much that you can carry on a bike. I draw the limit with lumber and large power tools. Collards and oysters aren't a problem if there is someone out there with some when I ride by. But I didn't need a truck, so I rode a motorcycle to a motorcycle rally. The given name of said rally. You guessed it Hurricane Ally Rally.
To make a short story long I'll get to the point, I rode to dinner, I rode to the drug store to buy games to play because all of the regular establishments were closed, and we needed to entertain ourselves. I rode to see what was open and what was closed. Basically, just like any other time, any excuse is a good one. The Beach was however not devoid of other motorcycles though. Everyone who had trailered their bike to the beach to show off their big front tires and wide tail ends were still there holding out for a trophy because attendance was down. You can win best in show when you're the only entry.
On Saturday October 3, a day short of the official ending of the Rally, officials began encouraging people to leave Garden City for higher ground. The causeway had flooded at high tide the previous day and it was expected to be covered again on Sunday, possibly lasting until the following Thursday. Well, we were enjoying ourselves watching the waves crest the dunes and flooding the lower floors of buildings while we played our games from Walgreens. We wound up staying where we were, after all we were having a good time indoors and the power was on. The good food, the friendship and fellowship were worth sticking around for. We couldn't allow the effects of a hurricane that wasn't even "OURS" to slow our roll. Actually, I was still the only one rolling. (I have pictures).
The following day Sunday when we got up things had deteriorated pretty badly, and we began the discussion of staying or leaving. Neither had many pros and both had lots of cons. (like my circle of friends). I worked in the disaster restoration industry and my wife was a supervisor for UPS. We called our employers, and they begged us to try and get home. We decided as a group that we would leave together, although one couple had left earlier (they heeded the warnings) and we devised a plan. I need to add at this point that I am from the area. I am an Horriginal. I have been riding around Horry County all of my life, my family has been there for centuries, and I know my way around. It was decided that I would lead a procession of two four-wheel drive pickups followed by my wife's low-slung Pontiac GXP.
The theory that we concocted was that if I raised my air ride all the way up, five and a half inches, that I could lead across the flooded
Causeway slowly and the trucks could follow me creating a wake or low area that my wife could drive in. All should work well if we didn't stop. The hair brained scheme worked flawlessly, and we were on the landward side of the beach in short order. We didn't know that our struggle was just beginning. The only way out from there was 544 through Socastee. We barely made it past the campus of Coastal Carolina as that area was flooded as badly as Garden City.
After negotiating our way to Conway, we quickly discovered that all routes out of the city towards Columbia were flooded and impossible to pass. My five and a half inches of air ride wouldn't work in five feet of water. Not dismayed by the naysayers I said that I knew a way and my peers reluctantly followed me. I took us down the backroads of my childhood, often riding in twelve inches of water, feathering the clutch on the bike to keep from swamping it as I pushed through the water. The only way that I could tell where
the road was in a lot of areas was to look down through the water, which was remarkably clear, to see the yellow centerline. Since no other drivers were on the road that was pretty much my only concern. As stated before, stopping in the flood waters was not an option because of swamping the GXP.
We eventually arrived safely in Hartsville, SC to rent the only available room in town after seven hours of travelling. That is normally a two-hour trip. We averaged 14 miles an hour. All of my friends expressed dis-belief when I told them that I had a smile on my face for the entire time. After all, you don't get a chance have the Hurricane spot punched on your man card that often. I'll go ahead and boast and tell you. I did not learn my lesson and my card looks like a schoolbook with a three-hole punch. Word to your Mom and dem. Peace Out.
~Dr DILLIGAF
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