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Hello everybody and welcome to the July issue of Fast Lane Biker. Summer is in full effect and events are going on all around the Tri State area. The weather has been just about perfect, so get out there and take advantage of it while you can. This month the Appalachian Moto Jam dirt track race will be taking place at Oakland Valley race track. This is just one of the events this promoter works on and it’s always a good time and has something for just about everyone
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Lehighton Bike Night has grown from a small community based event to one of the major motorcycle celebrations in the Northeast. Over 90 vendors on hand with lots of good food, live entertainment and great biker games. Add to this some of the prettiest riding country in Northeast PA!
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4th Annual Aidan’s Ride Brooklyn June 4th • 2017 The motorcycle community joined forces and raised funds showing their support for the Aidan Jack Seeger Foundation, which was established in Aidan’s honor by Aidan’s Parents Elisa and Bobby Seeger. The Aidan Jack Seeger Foundation uses the funds raised for the purpose of helping families with children diagnosed with Adrenoleukodystrophy, heightening awareness about ALD and pushing for legislation in every state that mandates screening of newborns for the disease. www.aidanhasaposse.org PHOTOGRAPHY Kieran McGarry
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2ND Annual Aidan’s Ride Philly! June 11th • 2017 Meet up at Barbs Harley Davidson (926 Black Horse Pike Mt. Ephraim, NJ, 08059). Kickstands up by 12pm so we could roll through the city with a stop at the famous Philly steps “Rocky” climbed for a photo op and than over to Garage Fish Town by 2pm . We were provided with all you can eat food, super cheap drink specials and tickets for the raffles. All proceeds go to helping raise awareness for Adrenoleukodystrophy and provide help for the families affected. www.aidanhasaposse.org PHOTOGRAPHY Kieran McGarry
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Events
Calen dar Calendar July 2ND
Hanah Mountain Resort Meet & Ride Sponsored by Union Grove Distillery, Hanah Mountain Resort, Lakay Catering, and Northern Eagle Beverages The ride starts at Hanah Mountain Resort, 576 W. Hubbell Hill Road in Margaretville. The 100 mile ride starts at 10:00 am. The ride will travel to Oneonta before ending in Margaretville with music, raffles, contests and more. For more information call (845) 586-4849
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Bikes 4 Stripes Motorcycle Parade and Rally Sponsored by Wyoming Valley Motorcycle Club and Mountain Top American Legion The ride is being held at the Keystone Community Bank on Route 309 in Mountain Top. There is no admission fee. Coffee and donuts will be provided. The motorcycles go out at 9:45 am. There will be a blessing of the bikes before the ride. After the ride, there will be food, door prizes, and more. For more information call (570) 3015852
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Sons of the American Legion Annual Jo-Jo Run to Benefit the Veterans
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Breakfast Fun Run Sponsored by Raritan Road Runners M.C. The ride starts at The Polish American Citizens Club, 29 Kline Boulevard in Whitehouse Station at 9:00 am. The ride ends with games, Wounded Warrior contests, and prizes. For more Charity Ride information call (732) 521-5029 Sponsored by American Legion Riders Post #925 The ride starts at the American Valor Ride Legion Riders of Post #925 in Sponsored by Union County FMBA Norfolk. Registration is from 9:00 Fourth Watch MC am until 10:45 am and the moThe ride starts at the Deutscher torcycles go out at 11:00 am. The Club, 787 Featherbed Lane in ride fee is $15.00 per rider and Clark. Registration begins at 10:00 $5.00 per passenger, which inam and the motorcycles go out at cludes dinner. The ride ends with 12:00 pm. The ride fee is $15.00 raffles and prizes. Proceeds will per rider and $15.00 per passenger. benefit the10th Mountain Division The 60 mile ride will end with food. and Fort Drum Wounded Warriors For more information call (201) Fund. For more information call 966-8405 (315) 384-3179, Ride to the Dakota Operation Touch of Sponsored by Budweiser, Palmer Food, and Fickle 93..3 Home Poker Run The poker run starts at 913 RoosSponsored by American Legion Riders Post 927 evelt Highway in Hilton. The motorThe poker run starts at the cycles go out at 9:00 am. The ride American Legion Post 927, 646 ends with bands, food, and prizes. Fairgrounds Road in Gilbert. Reg- The proceeds will benefit the Honor Flight Rochester. For more informaistration begins at 9:00 am and the motorcycles go out at 11:45 tion call (585) 576-9000 am. The top three hands will win. The ride ends with 50/50 raffles. Proceeds will benefit Operation Roar On The Shore Touch of Home Sponsored by PNC Bank, Erie Insurance, Manufacturers and Business Association, Country Fair, Russ Freedom Run Brown Attorneys, Northwest SavThe ride starts at Goodwill Fire ings Bank, Rocket 101, Annin FlagCompany, 689 Water Street in makers, VNET, Curtze Food Service, Belvidere. Registration is from Smith Provisions, Bonnells Auto 9:00 am to 11:00 pm. Motorcycles Group, and Holy Trinity Society go out at 11:30 am. There is no fee for this escorted ride through The event is being held at the Perry Square, 601 State Street in Erie scenic Warren County. The ride starting at 2:00 pm. There will be will be promoting POW, MIA rides, bands, bike contests and awareness and veteran’s rights. For more information more. Rides will include The Randy
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Polley Faith and Freedom Ride to honor law enforcement, a covered bridges ride, a dice run, poker run and more. For more information call (800) 8152660
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9th Annual Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway of Valor Tribute Ride Sponsored by Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 377 The ride begins at the Owego Free Academy School, 1 Sheldon Guile Boulevard in Owego. The ride begins at 11:00 am. There is no fee to go on this ride. The ride will take place on NY State Route 38 and is to draw attention to the highway that was named to honor Vietnam Veterans. The 100 mile ride will include a stop in Groton for gas and food before continuing to Hannibal where it will end with food and entertainment. The ride is free and is open to the public. For more information call (607) 898-3507 2nd Annual Veterans Benefit Ride Sponsored by Three Pines Taverns, North Mountain Inn, Pandemonium, West End Cafe, Mountain Stone Inn The ride starts at Three Pines Tavern, 336 N Baltimore Avenue in Mt Holly Springs. Registration begins at 11:00 am. The ride ends with door prizes, drawings and more. Proceeds go to the Lebanon Valley VA Medical Center and the Army Fisher House. For more information call (717) 514-5332
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Sponsored by Finger Lakes Harley Davidson Richard Springman The ride starts at Finger Lakes Scholarship MotorHarley Davidson, 6033 State cycle and Auto Poker Route 13 in Alpine Junction. RegRide istration is from 9:00 am to 10:00 Sponsored by Cripple Bear,Sicks am. The ride fee is $15.00 for the Garage, Trout Run Hotel, and Task rider and $10.00 for a passenger. force 83 The escorted ride will go through The ride starts at Trout Run Park, Watkins Glenn, up the east side 10294 Lycoming Creek Road in of Seneca Lake, and back down Trout Run. Registration is from the west side of Cayuga Lake thru 9:00 am to 11:00 am. The ride the city of Ithaca before ending fee is $15.00 for riders and $5.00 in Alpine Junction. The ride ends for a passenger. The fee includes with a meal, a bike rodeo, bands, a meal. The ride ends with a and more. Prizes and ribbons will Chinese auction, 50/50 drawing be awarded to bike rodeo winand more. The ride will benefit ners. For more information call The Fallen Firefighter Richard L (607) 206-7456 Springman Scholarship at the Mansfield Foundation. Bikers for Bartman For more information call Memorial Ride (570) 494-0329. The ride starts at the Seneca Valley Secondary Campus, 128 2nd Annual Riding to Seneca School Road in Harmony. Save Lives Motorcycle Registration is from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and motorcycles go Run out at 12:00 pm. The ride fee is The ride starts at Shorline Har$20.00 for the rider and $15.00 ley Davidson, 671 Broadway in Long Branch and ends in Forked for a passenger if pre-registered. River. Registration begins at 9:00 On the day of the ride the fee is $25.00 for the rider and $20.00 am. The ride will end with food, raffles, 50/50, and entertainment. for a passenger. A t-shirt is included in the ride fee. Unveiling For more information call (908) of a custom motorcycle will take 770-5263 place before the ride. The 60 mile ride will end in Warrandale with 3rd Annual Holman’s live entertainment, food and more. Ride For The Troops Proceeds will benefit the Kristine Sponsored by Holman Toyota The ride starts at 1310 Route 73 Bartman Scholarship Fund. in Mount Laurel. Registration be- For more information gins at 9:30 am and the motorcy- call (412) 334-3349 cles go out at 11:00 am. The ride ends with a barbeque and music. 636 crew Bbq Run Proceeds will benefit homeless Poker Run veterans. For more information Supporting Lehigh Valley Pediatric call (609) 510-8146 o Cancer Foundation Sponsored by Lehigh Valley Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Iron Twin Tiers Honor Order Motorcycle Club, and the Flight Ride For The United States Submarine Veterans Memories Sponsored by Fifth Chapter MC
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Fingerlakes Chapter 636crew The dice run will start at Marion Town Park, 4026 Park Road at 9:00 am. The ride will include 3 ice-cream stop. The ride ends with a band, barbeque, 50/50 drawing and vendors. Prize money will be awarded to winners. For more information call (585) 317-5453 Ride for Autism Sponsored by Garden State Harley Davidson, and H.O.G. Chapter 3373 The ride starts at Garden State Harley Davidson, 1775 NJ-10 in Morris Plains. Registration begins at 10:00 am and motorcycles go out at 11:00 am. The first 30 to register will receive a t-shirt made by the students of Celebrate the Children School. The ride will benefit the students of Celebrate the Children School, a school for children with autism and special needs. The ride ends with a 50/50 drawing, food, music, and more. IBEW Local 102 Charity Bike Run & Cruise Sponsored by IBEW Local 102 The motorcycle ride starts at IBEW Local 102, 50 Parsippany Road in Parsippany. Registration is from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. The ride fee is $30.00 if registered early or $35.00 on the day of the ride. The ride fee includes a barbeque and ice cream. Early registration includes a t-shirt. This will be an escorted ride through Morris County for about 1 ½ hours and end with door prizes, raffles, music. Proceeds benefit St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Paterson. For more information call (973) 887-1718,
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Hearts and Harleys for Bubbas and MooMoo 2017 The poker run starts at the Nancy’s Country Kitchen, 900 West White Horse Pike in Egg Harbor City. Registration is from 10:30 am until 11:30 am. The ride fee is $20.00 per rider and $15.00 per passenger. The first fifty people to register will receive a complimentary t-shirt. Proceeds will benefit the Hearts and Harleys. For more information call (609) 204-6382
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The Frankie Towkar Appice Memorial 3 Boro Run Sponsored by Staten Island Harley Davidson The ride starts at the West Shore Little League, 350 Walker Street in Staten Island. Registration begins at 9:30 am and the motorcycles go out at 12:00 pm. The ride fee is $20.00 per bike, which includes a pin. There will be vendors, a barbeque, raffles, 50/50, kid games, and entertainment. For more information call (646) 331-1969
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In the back of the barn Behind old washing machines, As hidden as memories, That nobody sees, Condemned to her silence amid the droning of bees. You can smell the old barn wood, There's used leather in there Ragged and twisted And a lot worse for wear. Over the boxes, a seat for the truck I stand in the clearing, Amid generations of junk She leans on her stand, In the beauty of rust, With glimpses of chrome Is a layer of times dust. The roads she once ventured Come back into view, The memories of time And all that I knew. Will she ride with the wind Through a dream just once more Or will she remain in the dark On the old barn wood floor. Where she leans on her stand In the beauty of rust With glimpses of chrome In the layers of times dust. Fred Steele © 2017 Road Scribes of America ™ 2012
Run Inspired © 2017 ... Run goin' on, but I can’t go. Bike needs work... and have no dough... Used to let this... bother me... Hid and whined, in misery. These days... I just let it roll... Must have fun... so now we stroll... ‘midst two wheels, parked all around... Time with friends... while feet on ground. Staying out, we party late... Fellow riders... made things great... Now, back home, I go in shop.. Grab my ride... and on her, hop. Must fix bike... and make her roll... Riding is real good... for soul... Run’s inspired, my new goal... © Panhead Rod RSOA ™ 2012
Past Days Fast Daze Slinking onto the I95 entrance ramp The highways' wind like a sirens call Beckoning motion closer come hither Seductively running it's fingers through my hair Whispering in my ears enticing me forward, faster faster faster now Grabbing the clutch with ease Another gear up twisting throttle moving forward Shadow having a hard time by my side keeping up The sun on my back biting my neck Entrance ramp in the rear view No need to look back it's gone Like past days fast daze only thing That matters now is the road ahead The car filled with kids pointing Parents staring at 85 I pay them no mind Once upon a time I was that kid in the back seat Wish upon a star and one day you are Slinking onto the I95 entrance ramp..... © Sorez
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Inspiration Riding and writing come from within my very soul They took a broken man and made me whole I find rhyme and verse within the wind That’s where poetry begins What the wind whispers to me Is I may find inspiration in everything I see The open road leads to an open mind Where dreams and reality become entwined I sort through the scattered thoughts and memories Of what the ride provided me Then arrange them into words to share It’s for you I lay my soul to bare © Lee Buddah Haverstick Black Rose Poetry ™ , Road Scribes of America ™ Made Bones I live a life that's blessed One I do not deserve Never taking one moment For granted Through heartache and stress I've endured Causing confusion Halfway insane Staying one step Ahead of the game Leaving the past Where it belongs In the closet With skeleton bones © Sorez Road Scribes of America ™
Throwing Letters At The Wall Words are words of feelings Unsheathed from time to time They are worse than flesh wounds Words carve scars into the mind. I'm in possession of a pen So I can write the words I see I can sketch a verbal sunset Describe a stately pine I can see what others miss Down the halls of darkened minds, Discarding things I do not want Wherever words may fall I can see connected meanings Throwing letters at the wall. Fred Steele © 2015 Road Scribes of America ™ 2012
True Colors You don’t have to wear the same patch as me to be my brother But you damn sure will need to earn my respect like all the others Just because you ride a motorcycle is not good enough for me It’s about your attitude, your heart, and integrity Any brother of mine must understand That it’s not the patch that makes you a man The patch you fly is yours and mine is mine But ones true colors will come out in time How you choose to treat me is what you’ll get in return Either good or bad will be a lesson learned I have many acquaintances and many brothers too In my world that all depends on you If I call you my brother, that comes with love and pride It comes from within not what’s on the outside. ©34 Lee Buddah Haverstick, Black Rose Poetry ™ , RSOA ™
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