February 2023 - Issue #295

Letter From The Editors

Mark Infield

Founder - Ride In Peace 12/06/1949 - 7/02/2021

Molly “WildThing” Infield Executive Editor / Financial Officer Molly@FullThrottleMagazine.com

Lincoln Infield Managing Editor / Art Director Lincoln@FullThrottleMagazine.com

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WildThing, Alan Dockery, Lincoln Infield, Wally Wersching, Chi, Ms. Pat, Kathy Lynn Parnell, Brenda Reece, Matt Danielson, Todd Redford

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ho’s ready to go racin’? check out Paul Watson’s Lumbee Racing and the All Harley World Shootout on the cover of this magazine and on pages 4-5. If you are looking for a great all around event with drag racing, mini bike drag racing, vendors, music and a ton of fun then you gotta go to the All Harley World Shootout! Speaking of this cover, did ya notice that we are at another milestone with the Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine?! Last month we entered our 25th year in print and this month is our 250th issue. Now, 295 doesn’t seem like a big number unless you are talking months! 295 months dates all the way back to August of 1998, before Mom, Maggie or I had any grey hair! We haven’t missed a step in 295 months, in fact, we’ve only gotten better with age. January 14th we pulled off our biggest event to date with the Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine Custom Bike Show at the Greensboro Coliseum. If you were there, you know it was a big time, if you missed it, check out the article in this issue and catch up! The Bike Show is history now…History that is recorded in this 295th issue of the Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine, cause that’s what we do…Record the history of motorcycling in the Carolinas! If you are looking to get in on this game, give us a shout, we need sales reps and event coverage all over the Carolinas and we can certainly point you toward some work! While you are looking through the magazine make sure you hit up the Cruisin’ Calendar for events and check out the advertisers in this issue for all the deals you need to keep you on the road. We have one hell of a motorcycle community in the Carolinas! We will see ya out there!

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The All Harley World Shootout Revs Up For The 2023 Season

o the fans and racers of the “all harley World Shootout” this cover is dedicated to you. This will be our 5th year putting on this great event and it seems each year it continues to get better and better. This year is no exception and will be our biggest year to date. With partners such as The Carolinas Full Throttle Magazine, Law Tigers of NC East, Fort Bragg H-D, Axtell Cylinders, Impex Chevrolet, Buick and GMC, Cox Double Eagle H-D, Tilley H-D, and Smokin H-D we continue to bring our fans some of the best Harley racing in the country. Let us not forget about the Loney Motorsports Metrics. Frank Loney has been in this business many years and we appreciate his loyal efforts with our race program and is a true partner to the AHWS. He knows we only brought the Metrics out because we can compete with them where just 5 years ago we couldn’t. HarleyDavidson’s M8 platform has us in the ballpark unlike any motor ever by H-D. $300 to any Harley that wins any Loney Motorsports Metric ET Class.

This year is different though. We are running a Race Series for each class with the winner of that class being awarded more cash for the hard work, sweat, time, and tireless effort that person has put in to winning this championship. I say it like I mean it because fans at the end of the season at Farmington Dragway Nov 4 AHWS Champions will be crowned and they will be able to say they had some battles with the highest grade of competition in America and won.

Doug Dixon, our Sanction Director for the Carolinas Full Throttle Magazine Minibike series, has done a lot of great work in the off season for our classes. We have added an ET Bracket class. Doug said he had so many requests from the

beginner racers he felt compelled to give them a class that anyone can win. Superstock is the next class up and this class has some mods but nothing extreme but definitely not for the beginner. Small Block Destroyer is another upgrade class and this is the class that I feel will be packed. Big Block Annihilator is where the big boys play. This class will separate those folks who not just get on the porch but can stay on the porch. Pro Extreme Outlaw is what it says. Extreme Minibikes that run Methanol, Pro Chargers, NOS. You name these heavyweights probably have it. Proven by Tim Matts from Detroit Michigan putting the gap sauce on a H-D and running a 6.79 91mph in the 1/8 mile at Farmington Dragway. Folks this is the only Minibike Series in the South or US that I am aware of, and I am proud of how hard Doug and Hannah have worked to build this Series into a Powerhouse Program. This is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. Also, let me announce right here I am buying Belts for each class winner of each race. To me you are no different than the Harley and Metric racers and I stand behind each and every one of you. Rule packages are pinned at the top of the Carolinas Full Throttle Magazine Minibike Drag Racing Series Facebook page.

The AHWS starts where it ended at Farmington Dragway better known as the Farm. A legendary 1/8 track with race history going back decades. Sandy Collins, the General Manager, told me they will be ready for the AHWS Spring Nationals April 14/15. She is anticipating 150/160 motorcycle field and I agree with her. Carter Racing and Poor Boyz Racing are our host race teams. Elbow Carter and Randal Bullard have built some fast H-D’s and no doubt they will be ready. Thank you, guys! Cars can come out and TNT Friday night. I am working

on something for the Big Tire cars for Saturday. Gambler’s race with the winner taking home 75% of the total pot. Grudge and TNT racing until we can’t no more on Friday. Saturday is the big day where the timeslips do all the talking. This will be one huge AHWS Spring Nationals and we can’t wait to see our fans.

Folks the second race it is at 710 Dragway in Pembroke NC June 16/17. I have so many things going on with this race I cannot fit it in this article. Fort Bragg H-D is our event host for this AHWS second race in Lumbee Nation, and they have been this events host now going on 5 years. Fort Bragg H-D has been Lumbee Racing’s team sponsor for 5 years and that relationship has blossomed into a partnership no doubt. Team Honeybun, owned by Ricky and Atoria Chavis, is our host race team. Team Honeybun has one the baddest Pro Charged Baggers in the South and don’t be fooled by Ricky’s pretty smile he is coming for a Pro Comp Outlaw Championship.

910 Bagger Boyz Lee Maynor will be doing it right with the Bike and Audio show. He definitely is the show of the show. Custom Cycles of Lumberton’s Jamie Hammonds will be on the property as well. Jamie and Jeff Hunt coming off a great showing at the Carolinas Full Throttle Bike Show in Greensboro NC. Jamie builds some of the best custom bikes in the country and he resides right there in Robco. Pre party for this event will be Thursday June 15th. Lumbee Racing and Riders Ambition are puttin it on at Patrona Bar and Grill in Lumberton. Going to be a great night there from sure.

The next race is at the oldest and the track with the most history you can imagine. We will be at Wilkesboro Dragway on August 18/19. We have so much support from the community and local H-D riders it is unparalleled. You are in the mountains and the climate and sound is simply different. Man those Harley’s are going to sound so good but wait we have a 2022 Nitro World Champion coming that weekend. Hawaya Racing’s legend himself Johnny Vickers was adamant in making sure he was part of this event. His shop is in Wilkesboro and in that shop comes out some of the baddest Nitro Harleys on

planet earth. Cross Roads H-D is the other event sponsor. Michael Lipford, the General Manager, told me we can’t have a H-D race event in his back yard and his team not be involved. I told you fans this Wilkesboro race is going to be one for the ages. We are looking at a band on Friday night that plays some of that good ole Southern Rock and Country. You know I have a Pre Party at every event. The track is where we will have our Pre-Party for this mega event and I can’t thank those Harley loyalists enough.

Up next we travel deep south to the peach state of Georgia. We had a great event last year at Silver Dollar Motorsports Park. We are partnering up with StreetKing Motorsports and we are going to do it all over again. Last year we had an intense race, and you could cut the tension with a knife in the semis. This is a beautiful facility and the track was in excellent condition. Billy Kidd and Dwayne Gee have special happenings for this race and fans. This particular races location brings out them Florida guys and here they come with the Horsepower and all the trimmings. This is the 4th race in our series and the seriousness at this race will be evident with the Top 5 leading in each class. Nail biter is an understatement at this race.

All the above brings us the AHWS World Finals from where it started in 2023…. The Farm. Farmington Dragway will be a sold-out location. The World Champions will be crowned on Saturday, November 4. At the end of the tunnel is a bucket full of cash and the prestige of knowing you fought a tough fight and came out victorious. Tilley H-D is event sponsor and Derek Tilley is one of my favorite people I call my friend. A pure H-D loyalist that comes from a racing pedigree unmatched in the Harley race industry. Fans I want to thank you and personally thank Harley-Davidson Corporate and all the dealerships partnership that believe in us and help support this growing Harley racing phenomenon sport we love so much. I can’t do it alone and the Lumbee Racing teammates, sponsors, friends, and family keep me going when my body and soul say stop. See you soon and thank you…. Paul with Lumbee Racing……

FEB 4 FORT BRAGG HARLEY-DAVIDSON PET ADOPTION DAY 3950 Sycamore Dairy Rd., Fayetteville, NC. 11am-3pm, food truck. Spons by T.A.R.A. www.fortbraggharley.com, 910-864-1200

FEB 11 WILLIE’S HONKY TONK ANTIVALENTINE’S DAY PARTY 4310 Old Rural Hall Rd., Winston-Salem, NC. 6pm, free food, drink specials, music.

FEB 11 ROMANTIC RIDERS CHILI COOK OFF Cox’s Harley-Davidson of Asheboro, 2795 Hwy 134, Asheboro, NC. 11am-3pm, $5/judge, $10/compete, $1/ extra votes, cash prizes. Reg by 02/04 @336-629-2415, ask for Trey. www. coxsharley-davidson.com

FEB 11 FORT BRAGG HARLEY-DAVIDSON TAILGATE PARTY 3950 Sycamore Dairy Rd., Fayetteville, NC. 11am-3pm, free chili & beer. www.fortbraggharley. com, 910-864-1200

FEB 11 20TH ANNUAL EAST COOPER ABATE OYSTER ROAST VFW Post 10624, 1411 Stuart Engals Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, SC. 1pm, $20/person, local oysters while they last, music, people’s choice bike show with prizes. Panhead Ron, 843-345-3799

FEB 12 PINE TREE TAVERN SUPER BOWL 57 PARTY 3880 Bethania Station Rd., Winston-Salem, NC. 3pm, giveaways, 50” TV giveaway, .57¢ specials. 336-815-1220

FEB 12 WILLIE’S HONKY TONK SUPERBOWL SUNDAY PARTY 4310 Old Rural Hall Rd., Winston-Salem, NC. 6pm, free food.

FEB 12 LUCKY’S SALOON SUPER

BOWL PARTY 1453 Industry Dr., Burlington, NC. 3pm, live music, snacks. 336-570-1050

FEB 18 SMOKIN HARLEY-DAVIDSON WINTER OPEN HOUSE 3441 Myer Lee Dr., Winston-Salem, NC. Vendors, music, food. www.smokinharley.com, 336-7223106

FEB 18 POLAR BEAR RUN The Modern Life Deli & Drinks, 46 Sanford Rd., Pittsboro, NC. $20/rider, $15/passenger incl lunch after ride, rain date: 03/04. Proceeds benefit US Veterans Corps. www.myusvc.com, in memory of Vinnie Neumann. 919-533-6883

FEB 18 FORT BRAGG HARLEY-DAVIDSON MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION

3950 Sycamore Dairy Rd., Fayetteville, NC. 11am-3pm, free gumbo & margaritas. www.fortbraggharley.com, 910-8641200

FEB 19 PINE TREE TAVERN DAYTONA

500 PARTY 3880 Bethania Station Rd., Winston-Salem, NC. 1pm, BBQ plates avail. 336-815-1220

FEB 19 WILLIE’S HONKY TONK DAYTONA 500 PARTY 4310 Old Rural Hall Rd., Winston-Salem, NC. 1pm, free food.

FEB 19 LUCKY’S SALOON DIP COMPETITION 1453 Industry Dr., Burlington, NC. Prizes awarded for best dip. 336570-1050

FEB 21 PINE TREE TAVERN PAINT PARTY 3880 Bethania Station Rd., Winston-Salem, NC. 6pm, 336-815-1220

FEB 25 SMOKIN HARLEY-DAVIDSON

10TH ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF 3441

Myer Lee Dr., Winston-Salem, NC. 11am2pm, $5/taste & judge, people’s choice, cash and prizes awarded. Benefits Pretty In Pink Breast Cancer Foundation. www. smokinharley.com, 336-722-3106

FEB 25 FORT BRAGG HARLEY-DAVIDSON BEERS, BIKES & BBQ 3950 Sycamore Dairy Rd., Fayetteville, NC. 10am-2pm, blood drive. 11am-3pm, BBQ food truck, free beer. www.fortbraggharley.com, 910-864-1200

MAR 2 SMOKIN HARLEY-DAVIDSON

BIKE SHOW NIGHT Smokin’ HarleyDavidson 3441 Myer Lee Dr. WinstonSalem, NC. 5:30-8:30. No entry fee, Cash Prize, vendors, food, beer, music. 336-722-3106 www.smokinharley.com

MAR 3-12 DAYTONA BEACH BIKE

WEEK Daytona Beach, FL. 10 days of races, music, vendors, rides. www.officialbikeweek.com

MAR 4 BOOK RUN FOR LUCAMA ELEMENTARY Barnes & Nobles, 3040 Evans St., Greenville, NC. Reg 10am, KSU 11am, bring 2 age appropriate books for K-5th per bike. Lunch, bike blessing. Barry Wood, bwood@wilsonnc.org

MAR 11 GASTON CO. TOY RUN FOR KIDS BREAKFAST Gastonia Dodge/ Jeep/Ram, 2339 Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, NC. 8am while supplies last, $6 donation, raffle bike tickets available. Benefits The Gaston Co. Toy Run for Kids. Foot, 704-913-3392, Tony, 704-9757924

MAR 17-19 2ND ANNUAL DON ‘DJ’ JOHNSON SPRING NATIONALS North Florida Motorplex, 21281 Apachee Rd Powerhouse St NW, Fountain, FL. 2022 Banquet, Bill Rowe, 704-294-6080

MAR 18 COX’S HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF ASHEBORO POT O’ GOLD 2795 Hwy 134, Asheboro, NC. 11am-7pm, complimentary beer & Irish Mudslides while supplies last. www.coxsharleydavidson.com, 336-629-2415

MAR 18 MIKE’S 6TH ANNUAL COWBOY CHILI CHALLENGE Sons Of The South Saloon, 3007 1st Ave. SW., Hickory, NC. Pots go on at 10am, judging at 2pm, $30/ pot entry, pre-reg required, cash prize, one free shirt per entry. Proceeds go to local charities. Call for rules, 828-8553097 or 828-327-8555.

MAR 18 5TH ANNUAL PALMETTO DREAM RIDE University of South Carolina – Sumter, 200 Miller Rd., Sumter, SC. Reg 8am, safety brief 9:30am, KSU 10am, food, vendors. FMI, Krieger, 803406-6551, sumter.sc.ilmc@gmail.com

MAR 25 7TH HEARTIVERSARY FOR BRANDON Blue Collar Cycle Company, 1017 Old W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC. Blood drive & organ donor sign up, food, music. Benefits Operation Decisive Victory. www.bluecollarcycle.com, 980-6217399

MAR 25 TRIAD HONOR FLIGHT FUND RAISER Springer’s, 405 Rocky Knoll Rd., Greensboro, NC. KSU 12pm, $20/ bike, $10/passenger, live music, food, gun raffle.

MAR 25 RIDE FOR RECOVERY Sheetz, 1885 Broad St., Fuquay Varina, NC. Reg 9:30am, KSU 11am, $35/rider, $15/ passenger incl lunch, event patch,1raffle ticket. Food & raffle. Benefits Wake Monarch Academy. Tara jones, goneiv@ icloud.com, www.wakemonarchacademy. org/events/ride

APR 1 FORGED BROTHERHOOD MC ORPHAN RUN Speedway Harley-Davidson, 10049 Weddington Rd Ext, Concord, NC. 11am, $15/single, $20/two-up. Benefits Sacred Selections. Tim, 704-6078434, yogicycleservice@gmail.com

APR 1 HELP HOPE POKER RUN The Wizard Saloon, 651 21st St NE, Hickory, NC. Reg 11am, $25/single, $30/double, rain date: 04/29. 50/50, door prizes, best & worst hand, food, open to all vehicles. Benefits Hope Clements with medical study abroad expenses. 828-413-9706

APR 1 11TH ANNUAL THE SANDHILLS NC BIKE BLESSING Freedom Biker Church-Fayetteville, 455 Rock Hill Rd., Fayetteville, NC. 11am-2pm, food, door prizes, bike blessings, music, event tee, vendors, grand prize drawing @2pm. www.freedombikerchurchfayetteville.com

APR 1 CAROLINA BIKER RALLY 1017B, Broad St, New Bern, NC. $20/ticket, @ www.eventbrite.com/e/482229680957

Live entertainment, bike wash, food, cash prizes. All donations go towards families dealing with cancer in need of financial assistance. FMI, Jose, 803-704-9103

APR 6 SMOKIN HARLEY-DAVIDSON BIKE SHOW NIGHT Smokin’ HarleyDavidson 3441 Myer Lee Dr. WinstonSalem, NC. 5:30-8:30. No entry fee, Cash Prize, vendors, food, beer, music. 336-722-3106 www.smokinharley.com

APR 7 UPTOWN LEXINGTON BIKE NIGHT Bull City Ciderworks, 599 S Railroad St., Lexington, NC. 5:30-9pm, music, food trucks, vendors. Jack Waters, jackw@bullcityciderworks.com, 336-425-5959

APR 7-9 NC CVMA 15-1 ANNUAL MEMORIAL RIDE & DEDICATION EVENT Crown Complex, 1960 Coliseum Dr., Fayetteville, NC. Fri: 5-9pm, Sat: 9am-7pm, Sun: 9am-1pm. Memorial ride & dedication ceremony, photos with the Easter Bunny, egg hunt, professional wrestling, music, food, drinks, vendors, raffles, Supports local Veterans. FMI, pro. nccvma.15.1@gmail.com, www.memorialdedication2023.cvma15-1.net/

APR 8 COX’S HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF ASHEBORO ADULT EASTER EGG HUNT 2795 NC Hwy 134, Asheboro, NC. 9am-7pm, adult egg hunt, free beer. www.coxsharley-davidson.com, 336-6292415

APR 13 BLUE COLLAR CYCLE COMPANY BIKE NIGHT 1017 Old W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC. 6pm, music, best bike prize, food & drink avail. www.bluecollarcycle.com, 980-621-7399

APR 14-15 ALL HARLEY WORLD SHOOTOUT Farmington Dragway, 2992 NC-801, Mocksville, NC.

APR 15 10TH ANNUAL CRUISIN’ FOR A CAUSE Rixster Grill, 3815 Tinsley Dr., High Point, NC. Reg 10:30am, KSU 12:30pm, $20/bike, $10/rider. Police escort, 50/50, raffles. Benefits Victory Junction. 336-883-3900

APR 15 2nd ANNUAL HELPING US HELP RIDE-N-RALLY The Wizard Saloon, 651 21st St. NE, Hickory, NC. Ride Reg 9am, last bike in 1pm, $20/single, $30/couples, 17 & under free. Rally gates open 12pm. Food, live music, vendors, door prizes, 50/50, bike games, raffle tickets, people’s choice bike show, camping. Ivan West, 704-957-1157 or Homie, 828-217-4218

APR 21-22 COX’S HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF ASHEBORO DEMO DAYS 2795 NC Hwy 134, Asheboro, NC. www.coxsharley-davidson.com, 336-629-2415

APR 22 2ND ANNUAL CHILI COOK OFF Blue Collar Cycle Company, 1017 Old W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC. Music, vendors, benefits Cases 4 A Cause. www.bluecollarcycle.com, 980-621-7399

APR 22 11TH ANNUAL KIDS PATH BIKE & CAR SHOW Cadillac Ranch, 6330 David Moore Rd., Burlington, NC. Rain date: 04/23. $20/to show, $10/entry, cash prizes, food, 50/50, music. Bird Dog, 336260-1685

APR 22 THROTTLE THERAPY POKER RUN Garner VFW Post 10225, 1706 W. Garner Rd., Greensboro, NC. $20/rider, $10/passenger, $20/bike show entry. Music, bike show, food, raffles, door prizes, 50/50, gun raffle. Benefits TTVETS.org

APR 22 CVMA 34-2 6TH ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE BENEFIT RIDE HarleyDavidson of Greenville, 30 Chrome Dr., Greenville, SC. Reg 9:30am, $20/rider, $10/passenger. Raffles, prizes, food, shirts, pre-reg https://CVMA34-2BenefitRide.eventbrite.com, supports local Veterans.

APR 22-30 21st ANNUAL OUTER

BANKS BIKE WEEK Outer Banks

Harley-Davidson, 8739 Caratoke Hwy, Harbinger, NC. Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine Bike Show, Ms. Outer Banks

Bike Week contest, Gary Michaels biker comedian/hypnotist, H-D demo truck, bikini bike wash, beer, food trucks, guided tours, live music, vendors, contests. www.outerbankshd.com 252-338-8866

APR 22-30 BAYSIDE HARLEY-DAVIDSON BIKE WEEK Bayside Harley-Davidson, 2211 Frederick Blvd., Portsmouth, VA. H-D demo truck, bikini bike wash, beer, food trucks, guided tours, live music, vendors, contests, bike show. www. baysidehd.com, 757-397-5550

APR 22 THE SOUTHERN LEGEND’S MC 1ST ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE SWAP

MEET High Voltage Harley-Davidson, 365 Sha Ln, Spartanburg, SC. 10am4pm, meet & greet, live music, food truck, beer truck. Mark Zayas, 864-814-8061

APR 28-29 A1 CYCLES CASH DAYS

HARLEY DRAG RACE Shady Side

Dragway, 2149 Honey Haven Farm Rd., Shelby, NC. $20/gate, $25,000 in payouts, for official class rules, www.facebook.com/a1cyclesnet, 561-603-6671

APR 28-30 AHDRA DRAG RACING

Rockingham Dragway, 2153 N US Hwy 1, Rockingham, NC. Bill Rowe, 704-2946080

APR 29 24TH ANNUAL KERRI EFIRD

RIDE Cox’s Harley-Davidson of Asheboro, 2795 NC Hwy 134, Asheboro, NC. www.kerripooh.com, www.coxsharleydavidson.com, 336-629-2415

APR 29 1ST ANNUAL FIREFIGHTER

RIDE Smokin Harley-Davidson, 3441

Myer Lee Dr., Winston-Salem, NC. Reg 9:30am, KSU 11:30am, $20/single, $25/ double. Food, music, raffle, vendors. Proceeds go to Firefighter Cancer network. Presented by fire & Iron MC Piedmont Triad Station 143.

APR 29 FREEDOM BIKER CHURCH

RIDE 4 RECOVERY 3 669 Tarheel Rd., Benson, NC. 9am-2pm, $25/rider incl coffee & donuts, 1 lunch ticket, 1 door prize ticket. Benefits JoCo Angels Opioid Awareness & Support. Christy, 919-8683697, Christy@freedombikerchurch.com

APR 30 16TH ANNUAL RALEIGH

PINK RIBBON RIDE Scooter’s Bar & Grill, 1911 Sego Ct., Raleigh, NC. Reg 8:30am, KSU 11am, pre-reg discount, day of $25/person incl shirt & lunch. Silent auction, raffle, giveaways, music. Benefits 1ofUs. nesha@1ofus.org

MAY 4 SMOKIN HARLEY-DAVIDSON

BIKE SHOW NIGHT Smokin’ HarleyDavidson 3441 Myer Lee Dr. WinstonSalem, NC. 5:30-8:30. No entry fee, Cash Prize, vendors, food, beer, music. 336-722-3106 www.smokinharley.com

MAY 5 UPTOWN LEXINGTON BIKE

NIGHT Bull City Ciderworks, 599 S Railroad St., Lexington, NC. 5:30-9pm, music, food trucks, vendors. Jack Waters, jackw@bullcityciderworks.com, 336-425-5959

MAY 6 SOUTH MAIN CUSTOMS PLAY

DAY PAY DAY South Main Customs, 1220 S Main St., Kannapolis, NC. First bike out 11am, last bike out 12pm. $20/ per hand, $2000 in cash prizes. DJ, door prizes. Benefits Spina Bifida research. 704-933-3266.

MAY 6 INTERNATIONAL FEMALE RIDE

DAY Cox’s Harley-Davidson of Asheboro, 2795 NC Hwy 134, Asheboro, NC. 10am2pm, free portraits of female riders with their bikes. www.coxsharley-davidson. com, 336-629-2415

MAY 6 18TH ANNUAL JWM SCHOLARSHIP FUN RUN Jones Intermediate School, 2170 Riverside Dr., Mt Airy, NC. Reg 10am, $15/rider, $25/couple incl meal after ride. Joey Mitchell, 276-2515053

MAY 6 BENEFIT RIDE FOR JEREMY

BOYETT Honda Suzuki of Sanford, 3128 S. Horner Blvd., Sanford, NC. Staging 9:30am, KSU 11am, $15/rider, $10/passenger, rain date: 05/13. 50/50, raffles, food, music.

MAY 6 EMERALD ISLE POKER RUN

Surf’s Up Bar & Grill, 102 Bogue Inlet Dr., Emerald Isle, NC. Reg 10:30am, KSU 11am, $10/hand, $25/3 hands, live music, 50/50. Benefits the Emerald Isle Beach Patrol. FMI, 919-210-8688 or 252-7723090

MAY 7 BUD’S BIKE FEST Bud’s Tavern, 823 Youngsville Blvd. S. Youngsville, NC. 12-4pm, rain date: 05/21, raffle prizes, vendors, food. Proceeds donated to Duke Children’s Hospital.

MAY 10-14 RIDE TO CLYDE MOTORCYCLE CHARITY RIDE N.C. Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell, 100 Caswell Beach Rd., Oak Island, NC. A three day ride raising funds, raising awareness and share the love of Jesus with BCH boys & girls. hello@bchfamily.org, 800-476-3669.

MAY 11 BLUE COLLAR CYCLE COMPANY BIKE NIGHT 1017 Old W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC. 6pm, music, best bike prize, food & drink avail. www.bluecollarcycle.com, 980-621-7399

MAY 11 COX’S HARLEY-DAVIDSON

LADIES NIGHT 2795 NC Hwy 134, Asheboro, NC. 6-9pm, www.coxsharleydavidson.com, 336-629-2415

MAY 12-14 6TH ANNUAL BACKROAD

BBQ RUN Trent River Campground, 2186 NC-41, Maysville, NC. 21+, cash only, $40/weekend pass includes camping, $20/entry fee for the Chopper King Contest, hot showers, free PBR while supplies last, BBQ, no colors, no firearms. Benefits Swansboro Detachment Marine Corp League #1407 & Our Road To Recovery, www.backroadbbqrun.com, info@backroadbbqrun.com

MAY 13 STILL RUNS BIKE SHOW 103 N 1st St., Albemarle, NC. Reg 2:30pm, show 4-8pm, Bike & car show, food trucks, pinup contest, vendors, beer garden, live music, children’s activities. FMI, 704-302-0138

MAY 13 CVMA NC 15-4 SOHO POKER

CHIP RUN Beach House Harley-Davidson, 100 Harley Davidson Dr., Shallotte, NC. Reg 10am, $20/rider, $10/passenger, $5/extra hand, $1/extra draw, rain date: 05/14. 50/50, raffle, best & worst hand. FMI, cvma15.4a@gmail.com

MAY 17 CRUDES 12TH ANNUAL VETERANS RIDE Golden Egg Pancake House 415 Hwy 17 N, Surfside Beach, SC. Meet at 8:30am, KSU 10:30am, FREE ride. 50/50, door prizes, free pizza at end of ride, raffles, leather auction, tshirts. Benefits Homes For Our Troops.

MAY 19 COX’S HARLEY-DAVIDSON BIKE NIGHT Scallywags Bar & Grill, 700 Lake Forest Dr., New London, NC. www. coxsharley-davidson.com, 336-629-2415

MAY 20 CAPE BEARD’S 11TH PIG PICKIN Fort Bragg Harley-Davidson, 3950 Sycamore Dairy Rd., Fayetteville, NC. 12-7pm, BBQ, vendors, live music, bounce house for kids. Benefits Autism Society of Cumberland Co.

MAY 20 ANNUAL ARMED FORCES

DAY/FOLDS OF HONOR FUNDRAISER & POKER RUN People’s Bank, 1910 E Main St., Lincolnton, NC. Reg 8:30am, $25/hand, free biscuits while supplies last. Call to register, Brent, 704-634-1820

MAY 27 COX’S HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF ASHEBORO OPEN HOUSE 2795 NC Hwy 134, Asheboro, NC. 9am-5pm, www. coxsharley-davidson.com, 336-629-2415

MAY 28 23RD SMOKY MOUNTAIN

THUNDER MEMORIAL RIDE Sevier County Courthouse, 125 Court Ave., Sevierville, TN. Opening ceremony 10am, KSU 11am, FREE ride, police escort, rain or shine, guest speakers, wreath laying, 21gun salute, music, appearance by American Bald Eagle. FMI, Ron Giddis, 865-453-6532, 865-654-1851 or www. smokymountainthunder.net

MAY 29 4TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY RIDE TO REMEMBER 1129 E 3rd St., Charlotte, NC. 7:30am, pre-reg at https:// form.jotform.com/213197444495060 until 03/31. Benefits a Veteran charity.

JUN 1 SMOKIN HARLEY-DAVIDSON

BIKE SHOW NIGHT Smokin’ HarleyDavidson 3441 Myer Lee Dr. WinstonSalem, NC. 5:30-8:30. No entry fee, Cash Prize, vendors, food, beer, music. 336-722-3106 www.smokinharley.com

JUN 2 UPTOWN LEXINGTON BIKE

NIGHT Bull City Ciderworks, 599 S Railroad St., Lexington, NC. 5:30-9pm, music, food trucks, vendors. Jack Waters, jackw@bullcityciderworks.com, 336-425-5959

JUN 8 BLUE COLLAR CYCLE COMPANY BIKE NIGHT 1017 Old W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC. 6pm, music, best bike prize, food & drink avail. www.bluecollarcycle.com, 980-621-7399

JUN 9-11 AHDRA DRAG RACING

Kuhnle Motorsports Park, 8233 Sidley Rd., Thompson, OH. Bill Rowe, 704-2946080

JUN 10 JR NEEDHAM MEMORIAL

RIDE Cox’s Harley-Davidson of Asheboro, 2795 NC Hwy 134, Asheboro, NC. www.coxsharley-davidson.com, 336-6292415

JUN 10 GASTON CO. TOY RUN FOR KIDS BREAKFAST Gastonia Dodge/ Jeep/Ram, 2339 Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, NC. 8am while supplies last, $6 donation, raffle bike tickets available. Benefits The Gaston Co. Toy Run for Kids. Foot, 704-913-3392, Tony, 704-9757924

JUN 16 COX’S HARLEY-DAVIDSON

BIKE NIGHT Bigfoot’s Bar & Grill, 3079 NC-109, Troy, NC. 6-9pm, www.coxsharley-davidson.com, 336-629-2415

JUN 16-17 ALL HARLEY WORLD SHOOTOUT 710 Dragway, 3118 NC-710, Rowland, NC.

JUL 6 SMOKIN HARLEY-DAVIDSON

BIKE SHOW NIGHT Smokin’ HarleyDavidson 3441 Myer Lee Dr. WinstonSalem, NC. 5:30-8:30. No entry fee, Cash Prize, vendors, food, beer, music. 336-722-3106 www.smokinharley.com

JUL 7 UPTOWN LEXINGTON BIKE NIGHT Bull City Ciderworks, 599 S Railroad St., Lexington, NC. 5:30-9pm, music, food trucks, vendors. Jack Waters, jackw@bullcityciderworks.com, 336-425-5959

JUL 13 BLUE COLLAR CYCLE COMPANY BIKE NIGHT 1017 Old W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC. 6pm, music, best bike prize, food & drink avail. www.bluecollarcycle.com, 980-621-7399

JUL 13-16 HARLEY-DAVIDSON 120TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT Milwaukee, WI. Live music, food, vendors, parade.

JUL 15 JIM’S KIDS CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE RIDE Cox’s Harley-Davidson of Asheboro, 2795 NC Hwy 134, Asheboro, NC. 8am-4pm, car & truck show, motorcycle ride. www.coxsharley-davidson. com, 336-629-2415

JUL 15 GASTON CO. TOY RUN FOR KIDS HOT DOG LUNCH Gastonia Dodge/Jeep/Ram, 2339 Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, NC. 11am while supplies last, $6 donation, raffle bike tickets available. Benefits The Gaston Co. Toy run for Kids. Foot, 704-913-3392, Tony, 704-975-7924

JUL 28-30 AHDRA S. MICHIGAN BIKE FEST Milan Dragway, 10860 Plank Rd., Milan, MI. Bill Rowe, 704-294-6080

Salisbury HOG Polar Bear Ride

oW that We are Past the Winter solstice, the days are getting longer which means more time for sightseeing and more importantly, motorcycle riding.

Multitudes of bikers across the country and around the globe kicked off 2023 with New Year’s Day Motorcycle Rides. Salisbury HOG, sponsored by Tilley’s Harley-Davidson, did just that and rang in the New Year with their annual Polar Bear Ride.

KSU at 11:30 as the pack departed China Grove and headed towards Concord. Despite being cloudy and a bit cool, it was a great day for a ride. We traveled through Kannapolis and

downtown Concord, before reaching our destination, Pier 51 Seafood Restaurant. Twelve bikes and three cars rolled into the parking lot just after noon and were greeted by a waitress graciously offering to take a group photo for us. In total, there were 26 in attendance, including several charter members. We enjoyed a delicious lunch, great service from stellar staff and fabulous fellowship.

By the time we left the restaurant, the clouds had parted and the sun appeared, raising the temperature to a comfortable 62degrees. I can’t think of a better group of folks or a better way to start off the new year. Here is wishing everyone a happy, healthy and safe 2023.

By: Brenda reece

Windjammers 34th Annual Toy Run

By: Wally Wersching

n saturday, december 17th, the

Motorcycle Club held their 34th Annual Toy Run for the Cleveland County Children’s Homes. It’s hard to believe that it has been over 30 years since the first Windjammers Toy Run. I remember that it was very cold, and there weren’t many bikes. I also remember that we had a great time with a feeling of accomplishment afterwards. It’s always better to give than to receive, especially when the giving is to needy children. We still have that feeling every year. That’s why it has lasted so long.

This year, there was a real air of anticipation. Everyone in the area looks forward to the Windjammers Toy Run. It’s a time to meet old friends, and to make new ones too. The Windjammers placed a full-page ad in the December issue of “Full Throttle” magazine to ensure that everybody in the biker community knew about the event.

I anxiously watched the weather for the week before the run. They kept saying that it was going to be raining on Saturday. The closer Saturday came, the better the forecast became. It was only going to rain heavily on Friday, then clear up on Saturday, but still be cold. God was still watching over the Toy Run.

The Windjammer’s Toy Run is an all-day event. It starts at 7:30AM with breakfast at the clubhouse on Nalley Drive in Shelby with lots of hot coffee, donuts, homemade sausage, livermush, and biscuits. From there, it goes to the “Gathering Place” - the Cleveland Mall parking lot in Shelby. At 1:00PM, the parade with police escort goes through town to one of the Cleveland County Children’s Homes – Aaron’s House west of

Shelby. To end the experience, it’s back to the clubhouse for free BBQ and fixin’s. Then they will draw the winning numbers for the 2003 Harley Softail. The proceeds from the raffle go to the Children’s Home too. There would be live entertainment by The “Stringbenders”.

“Hangman” again stayed up all night in the cold to slowly cook the delicious pork. He was still cooking when I arrived at about 10:15AM. He had a few volunteers ready to chop the pork after he removed the bones. If there are any butts left over, they will be sold, and the money goes to the Children’s Homes.

At about 11:00AM, the group left for the mall. The bikes start congregating at the Cleveland Mall from about 11:30AM for the 1:00PM start of the run. The old military truck sponsored by the local US Marine Corps League was the place to drop off the toys if they were too big or clumsy to carry on the bike.

A young lady in a cute holiday outfit was giving away 2023 calendars from the Carolinas Biker Lawyers. I always get a couple. Each month there’s a different picture of a custom bike with a young lady. I watched, and later when the clouds rolled in, and it cooled off, she put on a warm sweater.

As time passed, the large parking lot slowly filled with bikers. It’s always a lot of fun. Many old friends were there shaking hands and hugging each other in friendly greetings. I

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saw some old friends that I only see during Toy Runs. I had a large stack of Full Throttle magazines in my shoulder bag to give to friends when I saw them. By the time I left to go to the children’s home, my bag was empty.

There were many clubs, and Biker Ministries represented at the run. All brought toys strapped to their bikes. Some were in costume, and others had their bikes decorated in the Christmas spirit. The Crimson Crusaders brought two bike trailers full of toys.

At exactly 1:00PM (after the pre-ride briefing and prayer), the command to fire-‘em-up went out, and the parade started heading toward the Court Square in Shelby with a police escort. Once it starts, there are motorcycles as far as the eye can see, and the roar is almost deafening as they pass.

At the home, when we heard the police escort sirens in the distance, we all looked down the road to see the arrival of the parade. Santa led the parade followed by the rest as far as the eye could see.

As the bikes arrived, I stood in the road to get a good shot as they rode in. The bikes went on both sides of me to find a parking spot – some in front of the house, and others in the church parking lot across the street.

It was a very festive event. Some of the people who brought a gift into the home had tears in their eyes as they left. Everybody had a smile on their face. It’s always a pleasure to be part of any Toy Run especially the Windjammers - because we get to meet some of the children. This year, the children gave every biker a poem about the Toy Run. They really appreciate what we do. That’s why I haven’t missed one since the first one on December 17, 1989. I plan on going to all the future ones too.

After the toys were dropped off, some of the bikers quickly left to get an early start on the BBQ at the club house but most continued to mingle on the front lawn as though they didn’t want it to end.

Next year’s toy run starts the day after this year’s run. The club members work all year getting pledges and donations so that the next year’s Toy Run will be the best ever. The people responsible are listed on the back of the event T-Shirts. It’s all worth it to know that there will be toys for the children on Christmas Day.

Ever since the 1992 Toy Run, the Windjammers Toy Runs have given over a half a million dollars to the Children’s Homes of Cleveland County. The money has been used to give the children a more normal life. This year’s run was a relatively good one with 213 bikes, and a donation of $14,000 to the Children’s Home. There have been years with close to 1,000 bikes – the weather was warm and sunny then. The weather has the most influence on how many bikes are at the toy run. We all pray for good weather each year. I’ll be back again next year no matter what the weather.

A Biker’s Guide For Understanding Insurance

By: Matt danielson

hen most PeoPle shoP for motor vehicle insurance, they focus almost entirely on which protections to buy rather than on how much to buy. Most people can tell you what type of coverage they bought but have no idea as to the amount. Having the right amount of coverage is crucial to protecting yourself in the event that you are injured by an inattentive driver. It can literally mean the difference between making a full financial recovery and bankruptcy.

For decades, members of our firm have spoken to motorcycle clubs, groups, and organizations throughout the country about laws concerning motor vehicle insurance. Below is a list of frequently asked questions concerning motor vehicle insurance laws and how they affect you. If after reading this you still have questions concerning the laws in your state, please do not hesitate to contact us at Tom McGrath’s Motorcycle Law Group.

1. Why is motor vehicle insurance important?

You should think of your motor vehicle insurance as another kind of protective gear while you are riding. While we at the Motorcycle Law Group do not believe that motorcycling is dangerous, we do recognize that, in the event of an accident, riders have less protection around them and are therefore more susceptible to injury. If you are injured by another motorist, you are entitled to receive compensation for your medical bills, your injuries, and your lost time from work, as well as for pain, suffering, and inconvenience. This compensation will almost always come from the insurance coverage available to the people involved in the accident.

2. If someone injures me, won’t their insurance pay for my injuries?

Yes, but only up to the limits of their policy. Most people shop for motor vehicle insurance by price. They try to buy the cheapest insurance available. Therefore, most people buy the minimum amount of insurance that their state requires. In Virginia and North Carolina, that is $30,000. In Georgia and South Carolina the minimum amount is $25,000. In West Virginia, it’s $20,000. Regardless of how serious your injuries are, the other driver’s insurance will not have to pay you any more than the policy limits. If you are seriously injured in an accident, $20,000 to $30,000 will not be enough to cover your medical bills, lost wages, pain, suffering, and inconvenience.

3. Can I sue for personal injury?

Yes you can, but that will not change the amount of money that the other person’s insurance company will have to pay you. If you sue and get a verdict of $300,000, the defendant’s company will still not have to pay any more than the policy limits. This is because the insurance company is not paying because it owes you, the insurance company is paying because it owes the defendant protection. The defendant bought protec-

tion from the insurance company in case they had a claim brought against them. People often buy the least amount of protection required by the law of their state. Therefore —in most cases— the defendant’s insurance company will only have to pay you the minimum amount required in that state regardless of the seriousness of your injuries or the size of the verdict.

4. Will I be able to recover from the defendant’s

personal assets?

The answer to that question is usually no. Most people do not have personal assets that will cover the cost of serious injuries. Assets owned jointly with someone’s spouse —such as a house, land, vehicles, and bank accounts— typically cannot be used to satisfy a judgment. Even if you find yourself in a situation where you can collect from a defendant’s personal assets, the defendant often will have the ability to declare bankruptcy and have your judgment against them discharged.

5. I have full coverage on my motorcycle, so I am covered, right?

Not necessarily. Full coverage means that you purchased all of the major coverages that your insurance company offers. What is more important to you as an injured rider is the amount of coverage that you have. If you have full coverage on your motorcycle, but also have the minimum amount of insurance coverage, you will most likely receive only the minimum limits for your injuries regardless of how serious they are or the amount of the verdict that you receive in court. That is why it is important that you protect yourself with both uninsured motorist (UM) coverage and underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage.

6. What is uninsured motorist coverage? What is underinsured motorist coverage? How do they work?

Uninsured motorist (UM) coverage protects you if you are injured by someone who does not have insurance. Your insurance company will pay you up to your policy limits for inju-

ries caused by an uninsured motorist. However, what we see far more often is a driver who does not have enough insurance to cover the injured client. That driver is underinsured, and the client is protected by their underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage. If you have $100,000 in UIM coverage, then you have at least $100,000 to compensate you for injuries caused by another motorist. If you have $250,000, then you are covered up to that amount, unless the other party has more insurance than you do. You can buy UIM coverage in most any amount up to one million, depending upon the insurance company and the rules of your state.

7. Is it expensive to buy more UIM insurance?

Insurance rates differ according to your age and driving record, as well as your state, city, and/or county of residence. However, many people are surprised at how little it can cost to increase the coverage available to them. The more UM and UIM coverage that you buy, the less expensive it gets. The best thing to do is shop around and find out how much the additional coverage will cost you. One thing we can promise you is that it will be less expensive than being seriously injured in an accident and not having enough coverage available to you.

8. Does it matter that I have more than one motor vehicle insurance policy?

In most cases you are protected by every policy in your household. This is called stacking policies. While the rules differ from state to state, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia all allow stacking. One caveat is that West Virginia allows an insurance company to prohibit stacking in their policy language, so it is very important that you read your policy. The Motorcycle Law Group is more than happy to look at your policy for you regardless of your state of residence.

9. How do I know if I have enough UM and UIM coverage?

At the Motorcycle Law Group, our rule of thumb is that no rider should have less than a total of $500,000 in coverage. Injuries suffered by motorcyclists often result in expensive medical bills, lengthy time off from work, and a permanent impact on the rider’s overall health.

10. I still have questions about the rules specific to my state and what protection is available to me. Where can I get additional information?

We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Feel free to call the Motorcycle Law Group at (855) 529-7433. Additionally, if you are a member of a group, club or organization and would like to have a member of our firm come out and speak about motor vehicle insurance or any other area of law important to motorcyclists, we are happy to do so. There is no charge for speaking with groups or answering your individual questions. We want to make sure that if you are injured by a careless motorist that you have the resources available to protect you and your family

Carolinas’ Full Throttle magazine

By: lincoln infield

he carolinas’ full throttle magazine has been Putting on bike shows since 1999. We put on big bike shows at Hooters, The Masters Club, The Rat Hole, multiple dragstrips, bike rallies, bike nights and other events over the last two and a half decades. We decided to kick off our 25th year in print with a brand new, indoor, wintertime bike show at the Greensboro Coliseum. The show quickly picked up sponsorships from our friends at Law Tigers, Riding High Harley-Davidson, Tom McGrath’s Motorcycle Law Group and was Presented by Bob Karney and Sean Clayton, the Carolinas’ Biker Lawyers. We pooled all our knowledge of bike shows, called our friends up and down the east coast that have cool motorcycles and braced ourselves for our biggest endeavor to date.

January 14th was a perfect day for an indoor event, dry but cold. The wind was whipping and we even saw a few flurries as we hustled towards the doors of the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center. The Full Throttle Magazine Bike Show, Presented By the Carolinas’ Biker Lawyers was in the West Wing and when you busted through the front door, it was like you died and went to heaven. Choppers, Baggers, Antiques, Cholo’s filling the floor only separated by a gaggle of motorcycle industry vendors. The first thing you see when you walk through the door was Mark Infield’s trusty 1973 Harley-Davidson Servi-Car that is all OEM other than the hot rod flame paint job. It was our bike show logo bike and a tribute to the man who piloted The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine, with Molly Infield, until he passed away in July of 2021. Once you got past the Servi-Car, The Carolinas’ Biker Lawyers owned a large piece of real-estate to display some of

Photos By: daryl BreWton, len MontgoMery & Josh haWks

Custom Motorcycle Show

the bikes from their 2023 Calendar, a bunch of good-looking calendar model girls and had their inflatable bulldog perched on top of the CBL van. They had quite a presence! Bob Karney and Sean Clayton, THE Carolinas’ Biker Lawyers, were there as well shaking hands and hanging out with their people. Directly beside the CBL camp was Ray Spencer of Universal Custom Pin Striping who was doing some live pinstriping. Ray was pulling lines on some panels he brought, but I saw him work on a few of the show bikes as well. Ray is the man and it’s awesome to watch him add his touch to these customs. The Law Tigers were a top tier sponsor and had the Law Tigers van set up giving out all kinds of LT swag. Law Tigers Rep, Jerry Spencer was on hand and brought their 2023 giveaway bike, a 2022 Harley-Davidson Pan America adorned with the Carolina Hurricanes NHL Hockey team themed paint job. You can register to win that bike by scanning the QR code on the inside back cover of THIS magazine! I’ll wait, go ahead and flip back there and scan the code with your smart phone camera….Ok, back to the show!

As you made your way up towards the stage you had to pass Indian Motorcycle Greensboro Triad, one of our distinguished sponsors. They had some awesome Indian Motorcycle Merch, Motorcycles and even sponsored the Indian Motorcycle Class in the bikes show. Near the stage is where you wanted to be at 11:30, as Dani Kerr and the Skeleton Krew took the stage to kick off the live music for the day. Dani has a fantastic voice and pulls off all kinds of classic rock hits with her band and even rolled out some original songs. Opposite side of the stage isle was another bike show sponsor, Riding High Harley-Davidson was set up with a pop-up shop, bringing the H-D experience directly to you. They had it set up to give you the dealership experience in a mobile setting! Tom McGrath Motorcycle Law Group was there handing out swag bags and rounded out the sponsors of this event. Their area included a photo booth and, for the first part of the day, a mystery bike. Shannon, Dexter, Tyler and the rest of the Motorcycle Law Group team unveiled a 2022 Kawasaki KLR 650 adventure bike as their 2023 giveaway bike at 2pm! You can sign up to win this bike at any event you see the Motorcycle Law Group and if you win it, they will even deliver it to your front door! Ink Lab Tattoo was on hand doing event tattoos as well. Lucas and Codie had select flash for the day with $80 tattoos in color or black and white. Once the tattoo machines started humming, they didn’t stop till the show was over! I hope yall took the opportunity to get these east coast legends to commemorate the occasion with a fresh tattoo! The vendors were all amazing and you could get custom leather work from Wrappedit, custom exhaust from Sawicki Speed Shop, awesome biker jewelry from a few different vendors including Wrenn’s Sterling Jewelry, MS Jewelry or Janet Staffords Ster-

ling Inspirations. We had some amazing charities, and NonProfits set up like the Concerned Bikers Association, Veterans Adaptive Motorcycle Program, Bikers Against Child Abuse, Operation Decisive Victory, Kids Path Charity Bike Show and Toasts To Honor Fallen Heroes and we couldn’t do an event without His Laboring Few on hand. RickRak, A1 Cycles, Jaybirds Custom Cycles, Shorefire Design, Blue Collar Cycle Company, Ride America Tours, STE Powersports, Clemmons Motorcycles, Back of The Dragon, Sublime Powder Coating, Road Lizard Customs and more were all set up for the event. To put a cherry on top, Derek Sikes; photographer, chopper builder, podcaster and motorcycle lifestyle columnist had a booth set up with his photography prints for motorcycle enthusiasts to check out and some for sale as well. Really cool stuff. You can check him out at In The Weeds Photography on IG or read his column “Tiny’s Tales From The Road” in the Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine.

There were class A show bikes in every section. The diversity of the show brought the best of the east coast with dozens of old school choppers and antiques motorcycles that out numbered the modern motorcycles on the floor. Going up the aisles you’d get a chance to check out some sweet raked out choppers, long and low stretched out radical baggers, pristine original antique motorcycles, performance machines and more, one after the next. Twin City Cycleworks, Absolute Custom Cycles, Southernboy Baggers, Nothing 2 Lose Custom Motorcycle Shop, Southeast Custom Cycles, PPM Custom Cycles all brought in some amazing radical baggers and heavily customized touring bikes and were up against some equally bad ass bagger builds brought in by individuals. The Chopper class was no joke either. Some big hitters like Foundation Moto, Whiskey Tango Choppers, The Rebel Spirit, Thunderhead Choppers, JavaSkye Motorcycles, Jaybirds Custom Cycles and Cycle Works Inc, went head to head with bikes brought in by Luke Heafner, Eric Stein, Randall Schaffer, Justin Lovingood, the Dillard brothers and more. Honestly yall, it was nuts. Vintage Choppers, Modern Choppers, Radical Baggers, Antiques, decked out Touring bikes, Sport Bikes, Performance bikes were all up and down the floor. There were 147 bikes registered for the show all looking to claim their slice of the $9000 in cash prizes and a custom plaque. Lemme tell you, judging this bike show was no easy job and all of the 16 classes were decided by less than five points each. Even best in show came down to one point difference!

The West Wing was packed people checking out the bikes and vendors when Bob Karney and Sean Clayton, The Carolinas’ Biker Lawyers took a break from the party to introduce the Rockie Lynn to the stage. Rockie Lynn has a laundry list of accomplishments as a veteran and musician on top of just being one hell of a great guy. Rockie was there with his band to put on a show and he sure as hell did. Rockie rocked the stage bare foot as per his usual and as usual he put on a hell of a show! Rockie is big on veterans and big on America. He ended the show with the national Anthem and together with

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William Cox of Toast To Our Heroes they put together a great tribute to our veterans. It was awesome.

It was a great day, but now it was down to business. The judges had done their tedious task and a room full of people were waiting to see how it all turned out. There was $500 per class in 16 classes and $1000 for best in show. First place in each class got $300 and a plaque, second place was $200 and a plaque. Best in Show went home with The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine Cup and $1000 cold hard cash. That’s $9000 in cash prizes! The honest truth is that there were at least 20 best in show type bikes on the floor and most of the other bikes were certainly worthy of winning first place in their class. This year we only had first and second place in each category and unfortunately, we had to send 113 gorgeous bikes home empty handed.

Bike Show Results...

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RADICAL BAGGER CLASS:

1st Place: Bell Groves – 2021 Harley-Davidson

Electra Glide Standard

2nd Place: Tim & Tonya Goins – 2019 Harley-Davidson

Road Glide

TOUR CLASS:

1st Place: Michael Meaut - 2021 Harley-Davidson

Electra Glide Standard

2nd Place: Mark Hendrix - 2017 Harley-Davidson

TRIKE CLASS:

Road King

1st Place: Rory Sevajian – 1972 Harley-Davidson

Shovelhead Chopper Trike

2nd Place: Brandon McNeely – 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Trike

METRIC CHOPPER:

1st Place: Jeff Hartley – 1970 CB 750 Chopper

2nd Place: Eric Norris – 1962 Triumph Bonneville Chopper

METRIC ANTIQUE:

1st Place: Michael Lopeman - 1972 Royal Enfield Diesel Bullet

2nd Place: Tony Mann – 1976 BMW R75/6

LAW TIGERS VINTAGE CHOPPER CLASS:

1st Place: Axel Mercier – 1952 Harley-Davidson

Panhead Chopper

2nd Place: Jamie Hammonds – 1972 Harley-Davidson

Shovelhead CWI Custom Bobber

ANTIQUE:

1st Place: Tom & Mike Greene - 1960 Harley-Davidson Duo Glide

2nd Place: Sue Hatch – 1976 Harley-Davidson FLH

RADICAL CLASS:

1st Place: Jermaine Chandler – 2012 Harley-Davidson Softail

2nd Place: Eddie Wells – 2004 Panhead Chopper

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DYNA CLASS:

1st Place: Gary Abernathy – 1999 Harley-Davidson

FXDWG

2nd Place: Craig Burch – 2007 Harley-Davidson

SOFTAIL CLASS:

Dyna Lowrider

1st Place: Chris Carter – 2005 Harley-Davidson

Softail Deluxe

2nd Place: Johnny D’Aloia – 2011 Harley-Davidson

Softail Deluxe

SPORTSTER CLASS:

1st Place: Brent Johnson – 1974 Harley-Davidson

Ironhead 1000C

2nd Place: Robert Whitlow – 1982 Harley-Davidson

MODERN CHOPPER:

Sportster

1st Place: Jerry Davis – 2004 Harley-Davidson Custom

2nd Place: Terry Fagg – 2018 Harley-Davidson Custom

SPORT BIKE:

1st Place: Steve Garwood - 2017 Suzuki Hayabusa

2nd Place: Steve Garwood – 2002 Suzuki GSXR 1000

AHDRA PERFORMANCE / RACING CLASS

1st Place: Michael Meaut – 2021 Harley-Davidson

Road Glide

2nd Place: Wink “Hillbilly” Eller – 2004 Wink’s Custom Softail

SIDECAR CLASS:

1st Place: C.E Wilson II – 1968 Harley-Davidson

Electra Glide

2nd Place: Brandon McNeely – 1997 Harley-Davidson

Springer Softail

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE GREENSBORO TRIAD

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE CLASS:

1st Place: Glen Merryman – 2015 Indian Chief Vintage

2nd Place: Jack Oxendine – 2002 Indian Chief Custom

THE CAROLINAS’ FULL THROTTLE MAGAZINE BEST IN SHOW:

Jeff Hunt - 2007 Harley-Davidson

Heritage Softail “Native”

The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine Best In Show Award was an incredibly hard award to win. Like before mentioned the level of motorcycles that showed up for the bike show was incredible. The judges used a 10-point scale to judge each individual bike on 10 separate categories. The bike that got the most points is obviously the best in show bike. In this case the best in show bike won by one single point. That best in show honor, Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine Cup and $1000 cash went to Jeff Hunt and his 2007 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail, “Native”. Beautifully painted like in a Native American motif by Jody Goodwill of SRM Paintworks and put together by Custom Works Inc. The tank is concave and the chrome on the bike is beautifully etched. The bike is absolutely stunning and although the competition was tight, I was not surprised to see the results. Congrats Jeff!

The first Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine Custom Motorcycle Show is in the books. It was an awesome display of east coast bikes and businesses and would never have been possible without a little help from our friends. Obviously, the event was presented by our friends Bob Karney and Sean Clayton at Carolinas’ Biker Lawyers and we are honored that they dove on the opportunity. Jerry Spencer and the Law Tigers took the gold sponsorship and was instrumental in the judging process as well. Tom McGrath’s Motorcycle Law Group, Riding High Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle Greensboro Triad also all placed their trust in us and the idea and we couldn’t have done it without them. Huge thanks go to the following: Shaggy, Rick, Myra, Jill, Wendy and Tim of the CBA who are always on our side and really came through again for us this time. Photographers Daryl, Josh, Len, Doc and Derek for shooting the event for us. Kenny and Mary Ann of Clemmons Motorcycles, who were instrumental in the concept development all the way though the judging process. The FT booth crew: Bad Brad, Lydia, Joah & Travis, Chi & Web, Mary & Robby, Emme, Zoe & Gabby. My bike moving crew Devon, Tim (2), Tony, Mary Ann and Kenny. Lucas and Codie for giving up a studio day to tattoo at the show. Samantha Richardson of Twisted Craft for the bike show stickers (except #121). Most of all to my Mom, Molly and my wife, Maggie for embracing all my crazy ideas and then listening to me worry for months on end. Y’all really don’t understand that it takes an army to put on event like this and we didn’t have an army, but these folks all pitched in and made it happen.

Plans are in the works for the 2nd Annual Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine Custom Motorcycle Show. We are looking at a bigger room at the coliseum, more cash prizes, more live music, new bike show classes and another great show. Be looking for the announcement and ads right here in the Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine and make sure to mark your calendar for January 13, 2024. You don’t want to miss out!

Harley-Davidson Kicks Off 120th Anniversary With Reveal Of 2023 Motorcycles

MilWaUkee (JanUary 18, 2023)

year-long celebration of 120 years of harleyDavidson pride and craftsmanship was launched today with the introduction of the first release of new models in the 2023 Harley-Davidson® motorcycle line-up, including the CVO™ Road Glide® Limited Anniversary model and six additional limited-edition motorcycles featuring exclusive 120th Anniversary commemorative paint, finishes and details. The 2023 offering from the world’s most desirable motorcycle brand includes a refreshed HarleyDavidson Breakout® performance cruiser model, the exciting Road Glide® 3 trike model, the new Nightster® Special middleweight sport motorcycle, and a restyled and blacked-out Freewheeler® trike model.

The complete line of 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Genuine Harley-Davidson® Accessories and Harley-Davidson® MotorClothes® gear and apparel are now available at authorized Harley-Davidson® dealerships and can be viewed at H-D.com.

“Since 1903, Harley-Davidson has pioneered American motorcycle design, technology, and performance, and today marks the beginning of a year-long celebration of HarleyDavidson’s 120th Anniversary.” said Jochen Zeitz, Chairman, President and CEO of Harley-Davidson. “We’re excited to share the first release of 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, with more to come later in the year. 2023 is going to be an unforgettable milestone for the Company, celebrating the history, culture and community of Harley-Davidson – we hope you can join us.”

120th Anniversary Models

The very limited-edition, super-premium CVO™ Road Glide® Limited Anniversary model celebrates 120 years of craftsmanship with one of the most intricate paint schemes ever offered by Harley-Davidson. Panels of Heirloom Red are applied over a base coat of Anniversary Black, each outlined

with a bright red pinstripe and a hand-applied gold paint scallop. Subtle details added within the panels portray the head and wings of a soaring eagle. The gold-plated tank medallion depicts an Art Deco rendition of the eagle, an iconic HarleyDavidson design element. Additional details include luxurious Alcantara seat surfaces with gold and red contrast stitching accents, gold-tone powertrain inserts and bright red rocker boxes and pushrod tube collars. Only 1,500 examples of this fabulous motorcycle will be produced for global distribution, each serialized with a laser-etched panel on the fuel tank console.

Special 120th Anniversary paint in a different scheme will be offered on six additional limited-production Harley-Davidson® models, with color and design combinations inspired by early Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Each features a classic paneled paint scheme with gleaming Heirloom Red as the base color. Panels are outlined with a bright-red pinstripe and filled with a darker Midnight Crimson fade. Additional details include an Art Deco eagle tank medallion, seat covers with red side panels and gold embroidered Harley-Davidson logo, and red fade powertrain inserts.

This commemorative design will be offered on the following serialized models:

• Ultra Limited Anniversary (limited to 1,300 examples)

• Tri Glide® Ultra Anniversary (1,100 examples)

• Street Glide® Special Anniversary (1,600 examples)

• Road Glide® Special Anniversary (1,600 examples)

• Fat Boy® 114 Anniversary (3,000 examples)

• Heritage Classic 114 Anniversary (1,700 examples)

Breakout is Back

The Breakout® model returns to the North America model line, flexing more muscle and flashing bright new styling over its long-and-lean chopper profile. The muscle is provided by the Milwaukee-Eight® 117 V-Twin engine, the pinnacle of torque and displacement in a factory-installed, regular-pro-

Limited-Edition Anniversary Models Plus Four New Motorcycles

duction Harley-Davidson® powertrain that gives the Breakout rider instant bragging rights on the street.

A Harley-Davidson® Softail® chassis maintains classic hard tail lines without sacrificing thoroughly modern ride and handling performance. The Breakout model is designed to rule the street with style and power.

More Cruise Control and Traction Control

Electronic cruise control will be a standard feature for the Fat Boy®, Fat Bob®, Breakout®, Low Rider® S models, and remains standard on Low Rider® ST, Heritage Classic and Sport Glide® models.

Traction Control System will be offered as a new option for the Breakout®, Low Rider® S and Low Rider® ST models. Traction control is designed to prevent the rear wheel from excessive spinning under acceleration. The rider may turn traction control off using a button on the hand control.

Own the Fast Lane on the New Road Glide® 3 Trike

The all-new Road Glide® 3 model combines the advantages of three wheels and a load of hot rod attitude with the comfort, convenience and style of the frame-mounted Road Glide fairing. The rider will enjoy wind-and-weather protection for the long haul plus BOOM!™ Box GTS infotainment, with Milwaukee-Eight® 114 on-demand performance available with a twist of the throttle. The Road Glide 3 is a first for Harley-Davidson, and a new reason to never stop riding.

Exhilarating New Nightster® Special Model

This new middle-weight contender amplifies the Nightster motorcycle riding experience with a host of style, convenience and technology upgrades. Exhilarating performance is delivered by the Revolution® Max 975T liquid-cooled V-Twin engine, tuned to make tremendous torque at low RPM. To minimize overall motorcycle weight the engine is integrated into the vehicle as the central member of the chassis.

Freewheeler® Model Goes Dark

The Freewheeler® model, an attitude-soaked, cruiserinspired trike, gets a blacked-out restyle for 2023. The front end, headlamp nacelle, tank console, hand and foot controls, powertrain and exhaust all have black finishes in place of previous bright finishes. The result is a dramatic change in appearance that reinforces this model’s raw, hot-rod attitude.

New Gloss Black cast aluminum wheels feature exposed rear-wheel lug nuts for performance styling. Rear 18-inch wheels replace 15-inch wheels to give the Freewheeler® model a dramatic new stance. Riding on three wheels has never been so awesome.

Harley-Davidson stands for the timeless pursuit of adventure and freedom for the soul. Go to H-D.com to learn more about the complete line of 2023 Harley-Davidson® Grand American Touring, Sport, Adventure Touring, Cruiser and Trike motorcycles, Harley-Davidson Certified™ pre-owned motorcycles, Harley-Davidson® Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories, Harley-Davidson® MotorClothes® gear, and Harley-Davidson Financial Services.

About Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company of HarleyDavidson Motor Company and Harley-Davidson Financial Services. Our vision: Building our legend and leading our industry through innovation, evolution and emotion. Our mission: More than building machines, we stand for the timeless pursuit of adventure. Freedom for the soul. Since 1903, Harley-Davidson has defined motorcycle culture with an expanding range of leading-edge, distinctive and customizable motorcycles in addition to riding experiences and exceptional motorcycle accessories, riding gear and apparel. Harley-Davidson Financial Services provides financing, insurance and other programs to help get Harley-Davidson riders on the road. Learn more at www.harley-davidson. com.

Tiny’s Tales From The Road The New Vintage

By: derek sikes

here have been very feW times in my life that I could walk into a dealership and pick any motorcycle I wanted and ride out without having a panic attack over how I would be able to afford a payment for the next 4-6 years. As prices of new motorcycles continue to rise a lot of us are faced with hard decisions if we want to continue to keep up with the Jones’s. As Merle Haggard says, maybe it’s time to get back to the basics of love. What is it that you love about riding motorcycles? If it’s reliability, keeping ahead of traffic (just keeping up is not recommended). If you’re commuting for work or to get to the next place that’s critical. If you’re riding for pleasure on a back road at your own pace that’s not so important. I try to have a motorcycle I enjoy in both scenarios but the old cliché of different horses for different courses holds true. That’s how I justify a garage full of motorcycles. It makes me happy. Chopper campout 200 miles away, no problem. Anniversary party for my brothers in another state, covered. Commute to work, yep got that too. At least I would if they all ran! I’m a man of few vices, but motorcycle collecting is one, and probably the most expensive.

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When you say vintage or antique Harley, some people think of late Shovelheads, having just recently made the cut, but normally it’s 1969 and older flatside 74’s. Evolution powered machines are too modern for most to consider vintage or antique. They fall into an interesting niche. Most 1980’s-90’s Harley’s are too slow to be practical daily riders and too new to be especially desirable or worth the effort to most. These are the bikes you see on marketplace with crazy prices (sometimes crazy cheap and sometimes crazy expensive). Most of these newly vintage machines turn into someone’s project or they end up on the back lot vehicles of a dealership, bought for pennies on the hoof and sent to auction. The most desirable models might get a new lease on life somewhere out west or overseas.

My latest motorcycle acquisition is something I’ve had my eyes on for a few years and was waiting for the right deal to come around. It finally did. I’m the proud owner of a 1987 Tour Glide Classic in Shrine Red. This thing has more lights than a Christmas tree, chrome guards in places I didn’t even know they made guards for, and a broken cassette deck. Probably not what anyone expected to be my dream bike unless they’ve heard me talk about my dream road trip. Imagine, 5 of your best friends all on 1980-1998 touring bikes (don’t even care what brand) cruising the backroads and hitting every honky-tonk and roadhouse along the way between the East Coast and Reno, Nevada. Bonus points if you’re wearing your

80’s and 90’s Harley’s are all the fun of owning an antique bike with none of the glory, but they have a lot going for them if some upgrades are made and can become a bombproof machine. Evolutions can run on points or the plentiful supply of aftermarket electronic ignitions. They do not need crank position sensors, ECM’s or BCM’s like their younger sibling, thy Twin Cam. If there is gas and oil, you can keep your 80’s to 90’s machine on the road without spending a lot of money on some racing application alternative to OEM computers. If you temper your expectations, a vintage motorcycle can bring back the joy of riding that you miss doing 90 mph on the interstate with your music competing against your non-compliant exhaust until your 6-gallon gas tank reminds you that you need gas, unless that’s your thing.

Vintage touring is a new concept if you think about it. Prior to the late 80’s dedicated touring bikes didn’t exist; a touring bike was just a standard motorcycle outfitted with touring accessories and hopefully a comfortable seat. The rubber mounted touring frame was one of the biggest innovations

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to come out of Milwaukee. Most other revolutionary ideas were years behind other manufacturers but the touring platform is one of the times when Harley was contemporary and it’s a decision that has paid off. Touring bikes are the flagship models of the company. Harley managed to do it while still maintaining a classic profile.

Some other standout machines overlooked by most collectors and riders are the Evo powered Dyna’s. FXR’s get plenty of love, but most overlook the potential of the Dyna as a capable cruiser. Older Harley owners often dismissed early Dyna’s as overpriced Sportsters, since they share many parts. The idea was born in the 50’s and 60’s with garage-built hybrids (stripped down FLH’s with peanut tanks and narrow glide front ends in rigid or early swing arm frames). Willie G. took note and developed the FX shovelhead in 1970. The Dyna has a direct lineage to the Shovelhead era. Harleys of the late 80’s and 90’s have some of the most gorgeous paint schemes ever produced by The MoCo in my opinion. The tank graphics that were con-

temporary for the day have become cool again as a retro homage to the era.

As a second horse in the stable there’s a lot of “new vintage” machines out there for reasonable prices. They were praised for their reliability and power not too long ago, and if properly maintained there’s no reason you couldn’t pick one up on the cheap, give it some love, and hit the open road. You might get blown off the 95 by an eighteen wheeler, but the 301 is a much better ride with a lot of interesting things to see along the way that you miss white knuckling at 90 mph keeping your eyes on the minivan in front of you while making sure there’s no berries and cherries in your rear view mirror.

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Indian Motorcycle Announces

2023 Model Year Lineup Revises FTR Lineup & Debuts Indian Challenger Elite

FTR Lineup Adds Fresh, Vibrant Colors, While New FTR Sport & FTR R Carbon Upgrade to Four-Inch Round Touchscreen Display with Navigation

Indian Challenger Elite Delivers the Ultimate in Style & Exclusivity; New Sapphire Blue Smoke Paint with Black Smoke & Titanium Metallic Smoke Combine Premium

ndian motorcycle, america’s first motorcycle Company, today announced its 2023 model year lineup, featuring the new FTR Sport and Indian Challenger Elite, along with various model updates and new accessories across the line. In addition, the 2023 lineup features a variety of new color options, highlighted by vibrant color schemes for FTR and FTR Sport on newly designed tank covers.

“Fully loaded with models and styles for the widest range of riders, the 2023 lineup is a powerful testament to our team’s relentless effort to build and refine a truly comprehensive product offering over the past nine years,” said Mike Dougherty, President for Indian Motorcycle. “This effort has been focused across the line and within each model lineup, as evidenced by the introduction of the FTR Sport – the addition of which creates four unique FTR offerings, each with its own style and personality.”

FTR: An American Original

Headlining the 2023 model year news is the introduction of a new FTR mid-range trim, the FTR Sport. Replacing FTR S, the FTR Sport sits just below the premium FTR R Carbon, but above of the FTR and FTR Rally – creating four distinct trim models for

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From Scout to Indian Pursuit, the 2023 Lineup Offers Models & Styles for Any Rider; New Indian Motorcycle Accessories Further Expand Personalization Options

riders to choose from.

Designed for riders to cut loose and enjoy the pure sport of motorcycling, the FTR Sport’s bold aesthetics and sporty componentry, including a number plate, chin fairing and seat cowl, take the FTR’s energetic attitude to another level. A totally unique take on American V-twin performance with an unmistakable, muscular style, the FTR truly is an American original.

New for 2023, the FTR Sport and FTR R Carbon are upgraded with a four-inch round touchscreen display powered by RIDE COMMAND, featuring navigation. Three ride modes

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(Sport, Standard, Rain) provide unique performance experiences for varying preferences and riding conditions, while Lean Angle Sensitive Stability Control and ABS provide confident, predictable handling in all conditions. The FTR R Carbon separates itself as the premium offering with carbon fiber components, premium seat, fully adjustable Öhlins gold front forks and a gold piggyback shock. The FTR Sport touts a new tank panel design and is available in Black Metallic with Indy Red accents and White Lightning with Indy Red and Black Metallic accents. The iconic Indian Script logo tank panels are exclusive to the FTR R Carbon, which is finished with a classy Cloud Silver and Championship Gold pinstriping.

its carbon fiber offering with three new pieces, including an Exhaust Heat Shield, Frame Guard and a Sprocket Cover. To enhance comfort, Indian Motorcycle has introduced a durable and weather-resistant Comfort+ Seat, which combines comfortable ergonomics with additional padding where needed most.

Indian Challenger Elite: Ultimate in Style & Exclusivity

For riders looking for something more exclusive and elevated from the rest, Indian Motorcycle is offering the 2023 Indian Challenger Elite. With only 150 available around the world, the limited-edition bagger makes a bold statement with its premium Sapphire Blue Smoke Paint with Black Smoke and Titanium Metallic Smoke Accents.

While primary componentry carry-over for FTR and FTR Rally models, all four FTR models now offer a new sport exhaust muffler, and a retuned front braking system, which provides a firmer feel. Indian Motorcycle also moved the speedometer up for easier viewing and added a new clutch for improved feel and performance. With the new tank panel design, as seen on FTR Sport, and the addition of bold, vibrant colors, the refreshed FTR further broadens the appeal of the FTR lineup to more riders. The FTR is available in Metallic Black, contrasted by Lifted Lime branding with matching rear shock, and Stealth Gray, featuring Orange Burst branding, rear shock and wheels. Finally, the FTR Rally features 19- and 18inch cast wheels wrapped with knobby tires. The FTR Rally is available in new Black Smoke paint, Desert Earth frame, and the iconic Indian Motorcycle Headdress logo emblazed across the tank. Pricing for the FTR lineup begins at $13,499. For added personalization, Indian Motorcycle is launching nine new FTR accessories. Through a brand partnership with Gilles Tooling, Indian Motorcycle is offering co-branded pieces, including Performance Adjustable Rearsets, and three Billet components: Bar End Weights, an Oil Cap and a Radiator Cap. Performance Adjustable Levers will also be available in spring 2023. In addition, Indian Motorcycle has expanded

The perfect blend of style, performance and comfort, the Indian Challenger Elite is sure to turn heads on streets and crush miles on open highways. The PowerPlus engine touts a best-in-class 122 horsepower and 128 ft-lbs of torque, and its premium amenities and advanced ride-enhancing technology deliver a ride experience that’s second-to-none. Indian Challenger Elite’s long list of premium features include the following: three selectable ride modes, electronically adjustable rear suspension preload from Fox®, Smart Lean Technology, an adaptive LED Headlight, LED driving lights, an adjustable flare windscreen, Select floorboards, heated grips, 6.5” Powerband Audio with Saddlebag Speakers, and a new Precision Cut five-spoke wheel. All-in, whether riding two-up for a weekend adventure or commuting solo, the Indian Challenger Elite delivers the ultimate in style and exclusivity.

2023 LINEUP: A Diverse Range for Any Rider

Touting a wider range of models and options than ever before, the 2023 Indian Motorcycle line offers a model suited for any rider and a host of new upgrades, including:

• All Thunderstroke and PowerPlus models receive a new clutch – improving the overall feel and forgiveness. This new slipper clutch reduces engine drag which provides a smoother down shifting experience and comfortable ride while improving your ability to maintain traction when facing poor road conditions. Lastly, the larger friction zone and decreased lever effort reduces your clutch fatigue, which can be beneficial in urban areas or when riding in traffic.

• Indian Springfield, Chieftain, Indian Challenger, Roadmaster and Indian Pursuit models feature a redesigned LED headlight, which improves reach and spread of light -- helping the rider see what lies ahead, while also improving their visibility to other motorists on the road.

• Integrated buttons on the Heated Seats and Heated and

Cooled Seats for PowerPlus and heavyweight Thunderstroke models now feature haptics, which allow riders to feel the button’s responsive when wearing gloves.

• Indian Pursuit with Premium Package models now offer Lower Fairing Storage compartments as standard.

• Models with the four-inch round touchscreen display can now tie their RIDE COMMAND account from the Indian Motorcycle app or website to their bike, allowing app and web-accessible features like vehicle health, vehicle locator and ride tracking.

Across the line, Indian Motorcycle has introduced an array of new paint colors, including Sagebrush Smoke on Chief Dark Horse and Stryker Red Metallic on Scout Bobber Sixty, Chief Bobber and Roadmaster Limited models. Spirit Blue Metallic is a new color option on Chieftain Limited and Indian Pursuit models, while Titanium Smoke is introduced to Indian Challenger Dark Horse models. For a comprehensive view of the lineup’s new paint colors, please visit IndianMotorcycle. com.

For 2023, Indian Motorcycle is introducing an array of functional accessories. First, in partnership with CruzTOOLS®, Indian Motorcycle is launching three accessories, including

two tool kits compatible with all models and an axle adapter for FTR models. To add storage to most models, a new AllWeather Vinyl Tailbag attaches to select passenger seats or luggage racks. In addition, a new Syndicate Heated Seat is available for Indian Challenger models, while a Reduced Reach Kickstand is now available for all Indian Challenger and Indian Pursuit models.

For the Chief line, Indian Motorcycle is launching two new bag options. The Chief Fork Bag attaches securely to the front of the handlebars and is perfect for storing smaller items like gloves, glasses, cell phones or water bottles. The new Chief Bobber Saddlebags are water-resistant and add convenient storage without sacrificing style.

For added comfort, Indian Motorcycle is offering Chief riders an upgraded Comfort+ Solo Seat and a two-up Syndicate Seat. The Comfort+ Solo Seat pulls design inspiration from old-school muscle car interiors. The top is more plush than the stock seat and contours to hold the rider securely and comfortably. The new Chief Syndicate Seat complements the bike’s distinct design, while adding comfort and support for both rider and passenger. The Syndicate Seat is made with a durable, weather-resistant black vinyl that won’t fade.

For Chief passengers, Indian Motorcycle is introducing the Low Profile Passenger Backrest, which complements the bike’s style and adds cushioned support to the passenger’s posterior.

Lastly, the new Quick Release Low Profile Trunk for bagger and touring models is expanding its colorway options. The streamlined Low Profile Trunk will now be available in 58 factory colors.

Initial model year 2023 shipping will vary by model. In the coming weeks, new 2023 bagger and touring models will begin shipping to dealers. New 2023 Scout models will start shipping in December. Riders can learn more or test ride by visiting a local Indian Motorcycle dealership. For more information on Indian Motorcycle, or to find a dealer, visit IndianMotorcycle.com and follow along on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

ABOUT INDIAN MOTORCYCLE®

Indian Motorcycle is America’s First Motorcycle Company®. Founded in 1901, Indian Motorcycle has won the hearts of motorcyclists around the world and earned distinction as one of America’s most legendary and iconic brands through unrivaled racing dominance, engineering prowess and countless innovations and industry firsts. Today that heritage and passion is reignited under new brand stewardship. To learn more, please visit www.indianmotorcycle.com.

From The Bitch Pad Winter Riding

By: kathy lynn Parnell

hat can i say? We rarely “trailer” our bike. So, we get wet, we get cold, sometimes we literally melt (Summer in the South). Isn’t that the fun of riding? Not much stops My Man from riding just ice and snow, and the odd hurricane. So, yes, we’ve been out Christmas Day! This past Thanksgiving however turned out to be chillier than expected. I can now say that I have occupied the Bitch Pad at 34 degrees Fahrenheit, zipping down I-85 at 70+ mph. Ladies out there, think on that for a moment. Yes, I froze my butt off. Thank goodness for a heated seat but the rest of me still froze. Can you say “hypothermia”? I was completely unprepared. Was this a test, which I clearly failed? But, I survived, with minimal complaint (my teeth were chattering). In the future, I will definitely check the weather reports.

I slipped into a hot bath to thaw after the long ride. It took a while! HoneyBun checked on me a few times just to be sure I was okay (with a glass of wine, of course). I am now looking to invest in “heated clothing”.

On the trip home, I piled on as many clothes as I packed. I felt like the Stay Pufft Marshmallow Man, so getting on and off the bike was a challenge. By the end, I just wanted to fall

off the bike, slowly, onto the ground, but I was afraid I might not be able to get up. Hahahaha! I can only imagine how I looked to the passersby. The highs in Florida were only in the low 70’s, not near warm enough after the trip down. The pool was heated but not to hot tub temperatures. Ooops, sounds like I am bitching (but it’s not called the Bitch Pad for nothin’). We had a wonderful time on the new bike.

By: lincoln infield

he legendary joe smith turned 82 years old this January and on Saturday January 7th, Pine Tree Tavern in Winston-Salem held a bash to commemorate the occasion. Joe is no stranger to the Pine Tree and you can find him at his usual seat surrounded by friends on most days of the week, but for his birthday bash it was a blow out for sure. It was a crisp January morning, but that didn’t keep Joe from riding his trike to the event. Rumor has it the Joe closed the bar down on Friday night and was the first one there on Saturday morning. I mean, they don’t call him a legend for no reason.

Eric and a crew of friends posted up at the Pine Tree and smoked 18+ butts, burnt tips, ribs, the works for the occasion and the grub was FREE. There were “Joe Smith – An Original Joker” shirts and hats available for purchase and if you had enough time to wait in line, Joe would autograph them for ya! There was a band playing in the corner of the bar and the whole place was packed with bikers who came out to help

Joe Smith Day At Pine Tree Tavern

celebrate. The back patio and the parking area were full of folks as well, the smart ones were hanging out by the grill and telling tall stories and eating scraps fresh from the grill. About mid-day, a big ‘ol birthday cake came out of the Pine Tree’s kitchen area with two big sparklers on it looking like the 4th of July! We sang Happy Birthday to Joe and had a piece of cake. That wasn’t the only cake of the day! Following Joe’s cake, out came another cake for Kat as the Pine Tree was celebrating her birthday as well!

The beers were flowing and bikes were in and out all day. Joe broke away from the crowd and went outside and hung out for a bit. We talked about riding adventures, old bikes, lonely roads and plans for the rally season. Seriously, Joe is as good as they come. Drop by the Pine Tree and hang out with this living legend or just sit nearby and enjoy the stories. You can also check out the Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine YouTube page and watch a video from last year where Joe gave us a

brief interview. We are due to do that again, the man has a hell of a lot of stories to tell! This is an event that I won’t miss each year. I’m sure I will see Joe when I pass through the Winston-Salem area, but want to make sure to say Happy Birthday, Joe! Cheers to many more!

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Gaston County CBA Polar Bear Run

By: Wally Wersching

n saturday january 7th, the gaston county

Concerned Bikers Association (CBA) held their 5th Annual Polar Bear Run to benefit the Gaston County CBA legislative and charitable work. This year’s run would again be dedicated to the memory of Mickey Seigler who died as the result of a motorcycle accident in 2018.

The run started at the Country Kitchen in Dallas, NC where they serve a delicious breakfast. The first bike would leave at 11:00AM, and the last bike out at noon. For CBA members, the dice hand cost $15.00 which included a meal ticket for food at the last stop – American Legion in Kings Mountain with the food supplied by Jackson’s Cafeteria. For non-members, it cost $20.00 which included a membership in the CBA, along with the meal ticket. The four stops to roll the dice were: the Country Kitchen in Dallas, Metrolina Motorsports in Kings Mtn; the Winner’s Circle in Gastonia; and it would end at the American Legion Hall in Kings Mountain. The whole run should take about 2 hours to complete (depending on the time spent at each stop). The detailed directions to the three additional locations were on the back of the Dice Hand score sheet, so even the bikers from out of town could find their way to the end. In addition to the normal High and Low hand prizes, and 50/50 tickets, there was a crisp new $100 bill donated by Mark - the owner of Metrolina Motorsports to the lucky participant at the American Legion Hall. Mickey Seigler memorial t- shirts were for sale for $10 (all proceeds from t- shirt sales go to St. Jude’s).

I awoke early on Saturday – anticipating a fun day. It was a little chilly – in the 30’s when I left so I decided to drive instead of ride “Miss Vickie”. At about 9:30, I went to Dallas. I took back roads through Bessemer City. I arrived at the Country Kitchen at about 10:15 and parked across the street

– away from the bikes. I placed a stack of Carolina’s Full Throttle magazines on the registration table.

I looked around for some friends and saw “Dodge”. We talked for a short time because he had to leave to go to the first stop so that he could record the dice rolls of the riders coming in. Every stop would have a CBA/ABATE representative recording the dice rolls.

The group from Guardians of the Children (GOC) rode in with “Cuzz” leading the way. They parked at the end of the parking lot ready to line up to leave later. To everybody’s surprise, “Cuzz” shaved his beard. In all the time I’ve known him, he always had a full bushy beard. Now I could see his cheeks, but he still had a bushy mustache. He still looked a lot like the old “Cuzz”.

I walked around talking with many of the bikers. Some I knew, and others I just met. One young man rode in on an older Harley softail. It was modified to look like a 1960s’ Panhead dresser “DuoGlide” – even with a spring mounted solo seat. I learned that his dad had done all the modifications, and the bike rode as smooth as a new one. I gave him a copy of the latest Full Throttle magazine.

All the while, more and more bikers rolled in. They had a very good turn-out. As it got close to 11:00AM, we were all called around in a circle to hear “Cuzz” and some of the other participants talked about Mickey. They were close to him before he died. He must have been a great guy. I’m sorry that I never got a chance to know him.

At about 11:00, a large group headed to the first stop. I followed them for a while and saw them turn into the Metrolina parking lot. I continued straight to Rt74. Later, I read on the Gaston County CBA/ABATE Facebook page that the winner of the Metrolina Motorsports $100 was Crystal Ball.

2022 Ends With Multiple D.C. Victories For Bikers

n case you missed it, the last two weeks of 2022 saw multiple victories for the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) and all motorcyclists in this country. With the clock ticking down before the 117th Congress adjourned, three major parts of the MRF legislative agenda were addressed by leaders in Washington, D.C.

December 16th – Rep. Tim Walberg of Michigan and 26 bipartisan members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding three recent fatal crashes between self-driving vehicles and motorcycles. The letter seeks answers about how self-driving cars interact with motorcycles and whether recent crashes are statistical outliers.

December 22nd – Rep. Susie Lee of Nevada inserted committee report language into the year-end omnibus government funding bill released by the U.S. Senate and passed both chambers of Congress. The report language states “The Committee is concerned that National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) may be conducting activities that encourage states to adopt legislation, regulation, or other policies that unjustly profile motorcycle riders. The Committee directs NHTSA to report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the extent to which the agency works with states on motorcycle passenger policies within 120 days of enactment of this Act.”

December 23rd – Six years after it was

first introduced the U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Res 366, the motorcyclist profiling resolution. The resolution “Promotes increased public awareness on the issue of motorcyclist profiling; encourages collaboration and communication with the motorcyclist community and law enforcement to engage in efforts to end motorcyclist profiling; and urges State law enforcement officials to include statements condemning motorcyclist profiling in written policies and training materials.”

These three victories in the span of just a few days reflects the hard work of MRF members and our allies over the course of 2022. The work done at events like Bikers Inside the Beltway and by state motorcyclist rights organizations throughout the year paved the way for these successes.

As we look towards 2023 more challenges remain. For example, the Motorcyclists Advisory Committee (MAC) has yet to be established despite legislation passed in 2021 that directs the Department of Transportation to seat the MAC. Follow up on issues like profiling and self-driving cars will be necessary as will action on other items in the robust 2023 MRF legislative agenda.

While we are excited by the end to a successful year in our nation’s capital, we know that staying engaged is the only way to protect the freedoms we cherish. Thank you for your continued support of the MRF. Without your time, energy, and passion the voice of the street rider would disappear from the halls of power in D.C.

Let’s keep the momentum going in 2023!

Ride Safe and Ride Free

Todd Redford’s 1972 Honda CB750 Chopper

riginally built for a client in 1972, leroy cary of amelia, va Put

this

using a

750 honda as a donor. The bike found new ownership in 1973 with Donny Overton, friend and co-worker of Cary. The pair pulled it apart and re-worked it to create what is seen here. Overton sold it 1979.

Current owner, Todd Redford, friends with Cary and Overton and familiar with the bike in the 70’s, accidentally discovered it in 1991; wreaked, disassembled, and incomplete. Redford started a ground up restoration that lasted thirty years. Major upgrades were made to the original engine to include cylinder boring, stainless valves, and complete balancing of the internals.

Body and paint work by Wayne Reed of Burkeville Body Shop in Burkeville, VA. Airbrush artwork re-created by Ken Hayden of Mechanicsville, VA. Photos by Tom Whitmore Photography.

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e’ll hoW is the neW year treating you? Hopefully great. But you know it’s up to you. We decide in a way how life treats us.

The past several weeks I’ve been running to Mocksville for the dealership, running up and down Hwy 601. All my mom’s family lives in Mocksville, or did before they passed away, I still have cousins that live there.

I spent a lot of years over there growing up, a lot of good memories from my childhood. Traveling 601 kind of brought tears to my eyes, passing some of the old home places that no one any longer lives in, I have cousin’s that still live in some of them.

I got to thinking where has the time gone. James 4:14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow, For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Families need to get together more to see each other, don’t wait until the funeral home to see each other. I would love to go back in time to see my loved ones, but you know if I stay true to God, I’ll see my loved ones again.

It’s your choice in life, choose God or Satan. All you have

to do is pray and ask God to come into your life and forgive you of your sins and live for Him. If that doesn’t work to your liking Satan will take you back.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

In His Wind, Ms. Pat

The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine staff screens hundreds of jokes each month. We make no claim to being politically correct. Most PC jokes just aren’t funny. If you are offended by any of the jokes on this page, take heart in the fact that we go to great lengths to offend everyone equally. This is not a hate crime! At our house we call it “pickin” and it is symbolic of your acceptance in the group. We live in the United States Of The Offended, so get over it!!

A man came through my lane at the grocery store with a jug of wine and a bouquet of roses for Valentine’s Day. But before paying, he set the two items aside and said, “I’ll be right back.” He ran off, only to return a minute later with a second jug of wine and another bouquet of roses. “Two girlfriends?” I asked. “No,” he said. “Just one really angry one.”

Roger, who was 19 years old, was buying an expensive bracelet, to surprise his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day, at a very smart jeweler’s shop in Myrtle Beach SC. The jeweler inquired, ‘Would you like your girlfriend’s name engraved on it?’ Roger thought for a moment, grinned, then answered, “No, instead engrave ‘To my one and only love’.” The jeweler smiled and said, “Yes, sir; how very romantic of you.” Roger retorted with a glint in his eye, “Not exactly romantic, but very practical. This way, if we break up, I can use it again.”

A Cop that thought he was a bad ass was waiting outside a local biker bar, hoping for a bust. At closing time all the Bikers come out and the Cop spotted his potential prey. A Biker that was so obviously inebriated that he was stumbling around and could barely walk and kept dropping his keys. The Cop was trying to meet his quota so he watched as the Biker looked for his motorcycle. After getting on and off five other bikes trying his keys in each one, he finally found his own bike. A beautiful old Shovel head with a springer front end and kick starter. He sat on his motorcycle almost knocking it over as he tried kicking it over. All the other Bikers waved to him as they left. After all the other bikers finally left he kick started the bike with a heavy BRAAAAPPPPPPP and pulled forward onto the grass, then stopped looked both ways. Finally, he pulled out onto the road and started to ride away. The Cop, excited with anticipation turned on his lights and immediately the pulled the Biker over. He told the biker he was going

to be arrested for a DUI after he administered the roadside breathalyzer test. To the Cops surprise the Biker blew a 0.00. The Cop was dumbfounded. So, he made the Biker take the test a second time. And he still blew a 0.00. “This equipment must be broken!” the cop said angrily. The Biker got a big ass smile on his face and could not hold it in any longer and busted out laughing. Finally, after he calmed down he said: “You see officer we all saw you when we first pulled in. So, I volunteered to be the designated Biker decoy for the night, and I haven’t had one drink all day! And yes, my pipes are stock!”

An old man walks into the barbershop for a shave and a haircut, but he tells the barber he can’t get all his whiskers off because his cheeks are wrinkled from age. The barber gets a little wooden ball from a cup on the shelf and tells him to put it inside his cheek to spread out the skin. When he’s finished, the old man tells the barber that was the cleanest shave he’s had in years, but he wanted to know what would have happened if he had swallowed the little ball. The barber replied, “Just bring it back tomorrow like everyone else does.”

A man was driving through town when he saw the flash of a traffic camera. He figured his picture had been taken for exceeding the limit, even though he was certain he was not speeding. Just to be sure, he went around the block again and passed the same spot, driving even more slowly. Again, the camera flashed. Now he began to think this was quite funny, so he drove even slower as he passed the area again, but the traffic camera still flashed. He tried a fourth time with the same result. He did it again a fifth time and again the camera flashed as he rolled past at a snail’s pace. Two weeks later, he got five tickets in the mail for driving without a seat belt.

A young farmhand is driving around the farm and making repairs to the fences. After a few minutes, he makes a call to his boss on the two-way radio and says, “Boss, I’ve got a problem. I hit a pig on the road and he’s stuck in the bull-bars of the truck. He’s still wriggling. What should I do?” “In the back of your truck there’s a shotgun. Shoot the pig in the head and when he stops wriggling, you’ll be able to pull it out and throw it in a bush off the side of the road.” The farm worker says okay and signs off. About 10 minutes later he radios back. “Boss I did what you said. I shot the pig and dragged it out and threw it in a bush.” “So what’s the

problem now?” his Boss snapped. “Well, the blue light on his motorcycle is still flashing!”

In a dark and hazy room, peering into a crystal ball, the mystic delivered grave news: “There’s no easy way to tell you this, so I’ll just be blunt. Prepare yourself to be a widow. Your husband will die a violent and horrible death this year.” Visibly shaken, Laura stared at the woman’s lined face, then at the single flickering candle, then down at her hands. She took a few deep breaths to compose herself and to stop her mind racing. She simply had to know. She met the fortune teller’s gaze, steadied her voice and asked, “Will I be acquitted?”

An overweight colleague of mine decided it was time to shed some excess pounds. He took his new diet seriously, even changing his driving route to avoid his favorite bakery. One morning, however, he arrived at work carrying a gigantic coffeecake. We all scolded him, but his smile remained cherubic. “This is a very special coffeecake,” he explained. “I accidentally drove by the bakery this morning and there in the window were a host of goodies. I felt this was no accident, so I prayed, “Lord, if you want me to have one of those delicious coffeecakes, let me have a parking place directly in front of the bakery.” “And sure enough,” he continued, “The eighth time around the block, there it was!”

First-year students at the Vet School were attending their first anatomy class, with a real dead cow. They all gathered around the surgery table with the body covered with a white sheet. The professor started the class by telling them, “In Veterinary medicine it is necessary to have two important qualities as a doctor, the first is that you not be disgusted by anything involving the animal body”. For an example, the Professor pulled back the sheet, stuck his finger in the butt of the dead cow, withdrew it and stuck his finger in his mouth. “Go ahead and do the same thing,” he told his students. The students freaked out, hesitated for several minutes, but eventually took turns sticking a finger in the butt of the dead cow and sucking on it. When everyone finished, the Professor looked at them and said, “the second most important quality is observation. I stuck in my middle finger and sucked on my index finger. Now learn to pay attention. Life’s tough, but it’s even tougher if you’re stupid.”