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Cover Story - Ink Lab Tattoo & Body Piercing....... 3 Letter From The Editor........................................... 4 November 2012 Cruisin’ Calendar......................... 6 Thunder In The Smokies Fall Motorcycle Rally...... 12 AMCA Southern Coalition National Road Run....... 15 Dissecting the Latest CDC Study........................... 16 3rd Friday Bike Night............................................. 21 Run For A Son....................................................... 22 Tim Diffin’s Memorial Run/Benefit.......................... 23 North Carolina State H.O.G. Rally......................... 24 343 Memorial Ride................................................. 26 Eastern Radiology 6th Annual Ride For The Cure.. 28 Support Our Soldiers Benefit Ride......................... 29 2nd Annual Biker Blues & BBQ Classic................... 30 SC State H.O.G. Rally............................................ 32 Summer Bash II..................................................... 34 Widow Maker 7th Annual Charity Poker Run.......... 36 ALR Post 55 Bike Show......................................... 37 KC’s Biker Barn Grand Opening............................ 38 Wounded Warrior Benefit Ride.............................. 39 OBX Fall Rally........................................................ 40 Trail Of Tears......................................................... 41 MRF - Meeting Of The Minds................................ 42 Smokin’ Harley-Davidson’s Ladies’ Garage Party.. 43 Bike Nite At Rodney’s............................................. 44 POW/MIA Rememberance..................................... 45 Fall Bike Rally At Myrtle Beach.............................. 46 2012 Ray Price Capital City Bikefest..................... 48 11th Annual Yancey County Toy Run...................... 50 Spokes & Jokes..................................................... 53 12th Annual Rumble Through The Tunnels............. 54 Bros & Bro-ettes..................................................... 56 Angie’s Amazing Race........................................... 58 3rd Annual William Bunn Poker Run....................... 61 Cruz’n 4 Livin’ Poker Run...................................... 64 Cancer Benefit Evening Ride................................. 65 The Biker’s Code................................................... 69 AMRA Finals At Bowling Green............................. 71

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Ink Lab Tattoo & Body Piercing Ink Lab Tattoo & Body Piercing celebrates its 3rd anniversary in November. November is their new year, full of reflection and revitalization. At Ink Lab Tattoo & Body Piercing there have been many tattoos and piercings done in celebration of achievements and the joys in life, as well as in remembrance or rambunctiousness. Families, groups of friends, and individuals give a glimpse into their lives when they share what drives them to get a certain tattoo from the chair. From design layout to color selection, every component of their tattoo conveys a story, one that Ink Lab feels privileged to share.

Customers from various walks of life and experiencing broad ranges of emotion visit the shop each day. Ink Lab Tattoo & Body Piercing greets its eclectic mix of patrons with a staff that is welcoming, experienced, and whose goal is to make each tattoo and body piercing exceed customers’ hopes.

All tools, inks, needles, and jewelry are of the highest standard, and surpass all health and safety rules and regulations.

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Ink Lab Tattoo & Body Piercing focuses on customer satisfaction and strives to make all visitors and customers as comfortable as possible through the entire process. You will not be rushed into making a decision. In fact, Ink Lab Tattoo & Body Piercing wants customers to take their time when designing and placing ink.

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Letter From The Editor

STAFF Mark Infield Editor / Owner Mark@FTCarolinas.com

Molly “ WildThing” Infield Operations Manager Molly@FTCarolinas.com

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SALES STAFF Grant, Lincoln, Alan, Wendy, Scott, Caroline, Jeff D., Kathy & Ron, Jeff W., Jan, Crystal, DJ, Christian, Steve, Whistle, Mark, Michael, Danny, Pedro, Bruce, Raven, Judy, Rose, Lloyd, Joel, Karen, Elwin, Clint, Hank, Paul

PHOTOS Chaos, Alan, Linc, Scott, Kathy, Grant, Biker Bob, Caroline, Buzz, Raven, Judy Bortz, Steve Rowland, Rose & Lloyd, Michael “Freddy” Frederick, Danny Nifong, Jeff Deal, Scott Cleavenger Photography, Rod C. “Pops” McClure, Panhead Jim, Whistle Hill, Raven, Charles Holcombe, Jeanie Hood-Carter, Mike Callahan

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WRITERS Mark, WildThing, Alan, Linc, Scott, Kathy, Grant, Caroline, Preacher Steve, DPapaBear, Buzz, Judy Bortz, Jeff Deal, Steve Rowland, Rose & Lloyd, Michael “Freddy” Frederick, Panhead Jim, Dale ‘Razor’ Ray, Rod C. “Pops” McClure, Amy Staggs, Jeff Deal, Whistle Hill, Raven, Charles Holcombe, Matt Danielson, Shamra Everette, Angelica Roman, Jeanie Hood-Carter, Mike Callahan

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s we begin November, it seems as if most of the big events of the year are behind us now. There are a few left like the 38th Annual Charlotte CBA Swap Meet, Ray Price H-D BBQ Cook-Off and Veterans Day Celebration, and Tilley’s 40th Anniversary Celebration.

Aside from them, our focus turns to charity toy runs and the holidays. And boy, are there a bunch of them! Take a look at the Cruisin’ Calendar, take your pick, and ride.

By the way, there is no charge to post your events in the magazine and on the web at FullThrottleMagazine.com. There are no restrictions, either. We would love for you to put our logo in your flyer, but we do not require you to do it as a prerequisite for posting your event. The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine Cruisin’ Calendar is all about promoting your event, helping you get the word out, and raising the attendance at YOUR event, not about making it look like we sponsored all the events posted there. Make no mistake, we publish and distribute more copies of The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine in North and South Carolina than all the other local motorcycle publications COMBINED and our web presence is second to none. So if you want to get the best exposure for your event, make sure you get it in The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine.

It is what we have been giving the motorcycle community since 1998.

Speaking of giving, November is the month that we celebrate Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. For me, these holidays go hand in hand.

We thank all of our US veterans and active duty service personnel for their service and dedication to freedom and liberty on Veterans Day, November 11.

There are many local parades and observances and the National Ceremony is held at Arlington National Cemetery at 11 am with a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb Of The Unknown (Soldier). More information is available at www. va.gov/opa/vetsday/.

Please let our veterans know how much we appreciate their dedication and sacrifice by planning your day around and attending a Veterans Day event.

Thanking a vet is appropriate any day of the year.

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated each year on the 4th Thursday in November. This tradition dates back to the Pilgrims who gave thanks to God for guiding them safely to the New World. The annual tradition continued and in 1863 Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it a national day of “Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens,” Originally, the Pilgrims thanked God for the bountiful harvest and though, today, most of us are not farmers, we take this occasion to thank God for His blessings both spiritual and materialistic. Families gather and enjoy fellowship and food. As we have received, let’s also remember to give thanks and pray for our service personnel, veterans, and civic leaders.

Enjoy the holidays and don’t forget to enjoy all the camaraderie that the motorcycle community affords you. The toy runs are a great opportunity to give to those who are less fortunate. Above all else ride safely, count your blessings, and give thanks.

The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine 2012 is published monthly and no reproduction of any content is permitted except by prior express written approval of Mark D. Infield, Publisher, Editor, & CEO. Publisher assumes no financial responsibility for errors in ads beyond the cost of space occupied by error. Publisher is not liable for: any slandering of an individual or group, as we mean no malice or individual criticism at any time. We are not responsible for the opinions or comments of our columnists. The advertisers are solely responsible for content of their ads, promises, and coupons, or any lack of fulfillment thereof. Publisher is also to be held harmless from: failure to produce any issue as scheduled due to reasons beyond control; all suits, claims or loss of expenses; including but is not limited to: suits for libel, plagiarism, copyright infringement, and unauthorized use of a person’s name or photograph. Publisher does not promote excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages.

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You can submit your event 24/7 on our website www.FullThrottleMagazine. com E-Mail: Lincoln@FTCarolinas. com, phone: 336-885-5400, fax 336885-6794. We reserve the right to edit all submissions NOV 2 - NOV 4 VICTORY OPEN HOUSE M&M Leather / Victory of Fayetteville, 4400 Bragg Blvd., Fayetteville, NC. Demo Rides. www.mmleather@ nc.rr.com mmleather@nc.rr.com 910487-6151.

NOV 3 BIKES, BOOZE & TATTOOS Iron Thunder Saloon & Blue Ridge H-D, 2002 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory, NC. 2 pm, awards at 10 pm. Distilleries, tattoo shops, car & bike show, tattoo contest, pizza contest, live music. Vendors and participants welcome. www.carolinadistillery.com Chris chrishollifield71@ gmail.com 828-396-0100.

NOV 3 LADIES GARAGE PARTY & MENS BOOT CAMP Tilley HarleyDavidson, 653 Bendix Dr., Salisbury, NC. 10:30am, sign in 10am. www.tilleyhdofsalisbury.com 704-638-6044.

NOV 3 BENEFIT FOR JAYLIN PRUITT Faith Baptist Church, 407 Hall Rd., Westminster, SC. Ride 11am.

Lunch, auction, bake sale and yard sale.

Proceeds go to medical bills. 864-7847445.

NOV 3 VETERANS MEMORIAL RIDE 305 Chestnut St., Asheboro, NC. Reg 9-10:45am KSU 11, $10/single $15/double. Food, 50/50, door prizes.

Proceeds given to Veterans Foundation.

Spons by Soldiers of Mercy Motorcycle Ministry. Dallas Street 336-215-4663.

NOV 3 BENEFIT POKER RUN FOR JEFF PAUL Bull Shooters, 1125 SC 544, Surfside Beach, SC. great ride, music, raffles and a BBQ dinner. Jeff is being treated for prostate & colon cancer.

Donna Paul donnapaulooza@yahoo.com 843-457-8991.

NOV 3 FIRST ANNUAL EASTPOINTE POKER RUN EastPointe Church, 98 Moore St, Erwin, NC. Reg 9am, ride 10am. $20/bike, $5 additional rider. Lunch provided. 50/50, door prizes. benefits building fund. EastPointe Church (Susie) EastPointeChurch@ yahoo.com 919-722-9843.

NOV 3 PRIVATE BIKE SALE & PARTS AND ACCESSORIES SWAPMEET Ray Price, 1126 S. Saunders Street, Raleigh, NC. Private Bike Sale: Bring your bike to the dealership & sell it! $10 gets you a spot and a HOG Raffle ticket to win a 2013 Street Glide or cash prizes! Kris kris@rayprice.com 919-8322261.

NOV 3 PIG PICKIN’/BONFIRE BENEFIT BBQ Phil Goin’s Place, 882 W Hwy 150, Lincolnton, NC. 6pm, pig pickin, live music, bonfire. $10 donation.

Everyone welcome. Benefits 316 Band.

Chappy Kevin Pitts 980-429-6877.

NOV 3 PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE TOY RUN Cherokee Council House, Hwy 441N, Cherokee, NC. Reg 10, ride 12 bring toy valued @ or $ donation of $15 inc meal & door prize ticket. Live music, 50/50, corn hole tournament, BBQ dinner. Benefits the Christmas Store in Sylva & the Christmas Stocking in Cherokee. Mona ncmona@gmail.com 828-506-8451.

NOV 3 SCORPIONS M/C 27TH ANNUAL TOY RUN, BIKE SHOW AND BLOOD DRIVE Highlanders Stratford Convention Center, 149 Piney Forest Rd., Danville, VA. Gate opens 1pm. 6 Bands, vendors, Food, 50/50, door prizes.

2012 H-D Street Bob raffle. Come out and help “Make a Child Smile At Christmas” Mickey vascorpion07@yahoo.com 434-334-9295.

NOV 3 PATRIOTS OF FREEDOMS RIDE FOR WARRIORS Renegade Motorcycle Outlet, 120 Hwy 70 E., Hillsborough, NC. Breakfast by donation 8am. Reg 9:30am. Ride 11:30am. $15/single, $20/double. 50/50. Benefits Wounded Warriors, vets and their

families. www.pofmc.org Sarge sarge@ pofmc.org 919-797-8102.

NOV 3 THE JOHNNY RAY VANHOY SR BENEFIT RIDE Amvets Post 910, 29484 Bobcat Rd., Albemarle, NC. Reg: 8:30 to 9:45am Bikes out: 10am Break: 11am Last Bike In: 1:00pm BBQ: 1:00pm Live Music. Avery Whitley wishicouldgoback@gmail.com 704-7875538.

NOV 3 7TH ANNUAL TOY RUN FOR ALAMANCE COUNTY Graham Fire Department Headquarters, 201 S. Main Street, Graham, NC. Reg 8:30am, ride 10am. Bring new unwrapped Toy or $10.

Benefits underprivileded children of Alamance Co. Mike Quigley-336-260-0888.

Sponsored by Red Knights Motorcycle Club www.redknightsnc7.com Steve 336-516-2897.

NOV 3 OYSTER ROAST Legends Pub, 4624 Bragg Blvd, Fayetteville, NC. 910-867-2364.

NOV 3 H.O.G. TOY RUN Shelton’s Harley-Davidson, 1043 Industrial Park Dr, Smithfield, NC. Reg 11am, ride noon, bring toy valued @ $10. www. sheltonshd.com 919-938-1592.

NOV 3 GOLDSBORO OPEN HOUSE Shelton’s Harley-Davidson, 606 Corporate Dr, Goldsboro, NC. 10am-3. www. sheltonshd.com 919-732-2776.

NOV 3 2ND ANNUAL SALUTE TO VETERANS Richard’s Coffee Shop, 165 N Main St, Mooresville, NC. $20 Rider / $5 Passenger. Reg 10am, escorted ride to VA Hospital in Salisbury 11:30am. BBQ, door prizes, 50/50.

Benefits veterans & wounded warriors. www.welcomehomeveteran.org Stewart McLamb scmclamb@roadrunner.com 704-902-9456.

NOV 3 MUFFLER MAN BENEFIT Highway 179 & Maple Hill Rd, Shallotte, NC. Poker run, bike & car displays, live bands, bike & people games, 50/50 drawings, bbq butts, plate & bake sales, cake walk, bounce house, auc-

Cruisin’ Calendar tion, cornhole & horseshoe tournaments, primitive camping. Gate $5, poker hand single $15, double $20 inc bbq plate.

Wayne Mooney wmooney@atmc.net 910-524-9101.

NOV 3 FOOTHILLS THUNDER M.C. 2ND ANNUAL TOY RUN Inman City Fire Department, 6 N Humphries St., Inman, SC. Reg 10am-12:30pm, ride 1pm. Music, door prizes, auction, vendors & food. Toys will be collected for children!! Randy dottie@sli-sc.com 864-494-9666.

NOV 6 RIDE YOUR BIKE TO VOTE DAY! Your Local Precinct, NC/SC, “Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption.” ~James Garfield. www.ncsbe. gov • www.scvotes.org NOV 7 BOOT CAMP Smokin HarleyDavidson, 3441 Myer Lee Dr., WinstonSalem, NC. 6:30. RSVP www.smokinharley.com 336-722-3106.

NOV 3 KALEB’S RIDE Smokin Harley-Davidson, 3441 Myer Lee Dr., Winston-Salem, NC. www.smokinharley. com 336-722-3106.

NOV 10 CHARLOTTE CBA AFTER PARTY Easy Eddies, 12125 Statesville Ave, Huntersville, NC. Live music. 704875-2501.

NOV 3 DEPUTY JAMES KIRKLEY BENFIT Iron Horse Motorcycles, 1600 Roosevelt Blvd, Monroe, NC. Reg 10am, ride 11am. Benefits Deputy Kirkley who has been diagnosed with Brain Cancer.

Bob Estridge haveaheartfoundation@ windstream.net 704-574-3733.

NOV 10 CHILI COOK-OFF Low Country Harley-Davidson, 4707 Dorchester Rd., Charlestown, SC. 124pm, $10 entry, $4 to eat, door prizes, biker games, music, jump castle, cash prizes. Benefits the USO. 843-554-1847.

NOV 4 ANNUAL BENEFIT RIDE FOR EPILEPSY AWARENESS Honda of Winston-Salem, 591 S. Strafford Rd, Winston Salem, NC. Reg 11am, escorted ride 12:30pm. $20/single, $10/passenger.

Free T-Shirts to first 40 entrants. 50/50, raffle, door prizes, music. Benefits Epilepsy Institute of NC Patients’ Assistance Fund. www.eiofnc.org/bikeride.html Rick Rick@eiofnc.org 336-659-8202.

NOV 4 RANDOLPH COUNTY CBA FALL SWAP MEET Riders in the Country, 5701 Randleman rd., Randleman, NC. Guaranteed $100 Cash Prize Wet T-shirt,Vendors,Bike Show,Food,Live Music,Tattoo Contest,Admission $5 Jackie Smith fallinuphill1967@gmail.com 33-328-5500.

NOV 6 LADIES GARAGE PARTY Blue Ridge Harley-Davidson, 2002 13th Ave. Dr. SE., Hickory, NC. Motorcycle simulator jumpstart, meet our staff, learn basic information on motorcycle riding, appetizers, Blue Ridge Gift Card give away. www.BlueRidgeHD.com Minni Jenniferf@sfe-us.com 828-327-3030.

NOV 10 VETERANS DAY PARADE American Legion Post 34, 111 Miller St., Winston-Salem, NC. 8am, ride 9am for downtown staging. Meredy meredysmail@gmail.com NOV 10 BENEFIT FOR PAWPAW Bailey’s, 3380 Chesnee Hwy, Spartanburg, SC. Auction, 50/50, drawings, door prizes and food. Sponsored by Riders For Kids. Barry 864-542-3179.

NOV 10 SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS TOY RUN Tilley Harley-Davidson, 1226 Morland Dr., Statesville, NC. Reg 10-11am. $10 or unwrapped toy. Nonparishable food donations welcomed too. www.tilleyhd.com Vicky Kress tilleyhd@tilleyhd.com 704-872-3883.

NOV 10 KRYSTAL & CRAIG LAMBERT FUNDRAISER Highway 55 (Andy’s), Spence Blvd, Goldsboro, NC. Benefits Craig Lambert with medical bills due to Brain Tumor. Scott Ely theelys@nc.rr.com 919-922-5180.

7 NOV 10 ANNUAL RED SPRINGS TOY RUN Red Springs Fire Department, Main Street, Red Springs, NC. Reg 9am, ride 11am. bring 1 new unwrapped toy or cash donation. 50/50, raffle tickets, food. Bob or Elnora Hollingsworth MrBob001@hotmail.com 910-734-3903, 910-843-9991.

NOV 10 VETERANS RIDE Smokin Harley-Davidson, 3441 Myer Lee Drive, Winston-Salem, NC. 8:30am, ride 10:30, $20/single $25/double. Benefits the Grace Foundation to assist homeless veterans. www.smokinharley.com 336722-3106.

NOV 10 HAYWOOD COUNTY TOY RUN Wheels Through Time Museum, 62 Vintage Lane, Maggie Valley, NC. 9am. 828-926-6266.

NOV 10 PANCAKE BREAKFAST TO BENEFIT SMOKY MOUNTAIN TOY RUN FATZ Cafe, 5 Spartan Hwy, Asheville, NC. Doors open 7:30am-10am. $7/person. Ride 10:30 to the Annual Haywood Co Toy Run. Breakfast, Benefits the Smoky Mountain Toy Run and Eblen Charities Saint Nicholas Project.

Spons by The Smoky Mountain HOG Chapter. www.smokymountaintoyrun. com info@smokymountaintoyrun.com 828-686-3930.

NOV 10 FAITH CHAPEL VETERANS APPRECIATION DAY & RIDE FOR CHRIST 58 W. US Hwy 64, Lexington, NC. Reg 8:30. free BBQ chicken dinner w/beverage. Bike show, car show, live music, vendors, 50/50. Mike Yarbrough mikeyarbrough1970@yahoo.com 336-225-8067.

NOV 10 26TH ANNUAL ROCKY MOUNT HARLEY-DAVIDSON H.O.G. TOY RUN Rocky Mount Harley-Davidson, 928 N. Winstead Ave, Rocky Mount, NC. Reg 9am, ride 12, police escorted, $10/rider or new unwrapped toy inc lunch, live music, 50/50. Benefits the Salvation Army. www.rockymounthd.com 252-446-7292.

NOV 10 343 BIKERS FOR AMERICA’S BRAVEST Ray Price Harley-

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Davidson, 1126 S. Saunders St., Raleigh, Reg 9am, ride 10:30am. Proceeds to help build smart home in NC for SST Tom McRae. Ride in honor of 343 firefighters killed on 9-11. Andy Woodall captainjwoody@aol.com 919-291-3441.

NOV 10 INA FITTS SALVATION ARMY TOY RUN Team Powersports, 222 US HWY 70 E., Garner, NC. Coolsaint2@att.net John Fitts 919-266-3285.

NOV 10 STEELE ANGELS 9 ANNUAL TOY RUN Legend’s Pub, 4624 Bragg Blvd., Fayetteville, NC. Reg 12pm, ride 2pm. Live band, food, door prizes, 50/50. Support the children in our community! Wendy Rogers vettgirl64@ aol.com 910-818-0458.

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NOV 10 1ST ANNUAL MCDOWELL COUNTY TOY RUN Fabulous Finds & Gifts, 1790 Rutherford Rd, Marion, NC. Reg 10:30am, ride 11:30am. $10 unwrapped toy or $10/person. Food. Toys will stay in McDowell Co. Van Taylor dandvtaylor@yahoo.com 828-442-9232.

NOV 10 BLUE KNIGHTS VA XIII 13TH ANNUAL TOY RUN Triangle Cycles North, 2104 Riverside Dr, Danville, VA. Pancake breakfast 9-11am, reg 11am -$15 or new, unwrapped toy, ride 12:30pm. Food, door prizes, ride pin to 1st 100. Benefits Social Services Child Welfare Fund www.blueknightsvaxiii. com Dennis Hancock county159@ yahoo.com 434-709-0505.

NOV 10 BBQ COOK-OFF & VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION Ray Price Harley-Davidson, 1126 S. Saunders St., Raleigh, NC. $5 charity donation, serving at noon. www.rayprice.com 919-8322261.

NOV 10 JO’S RIDE FOR THE CAUSE Time Out Hut, 410 Piedmont Dr., Lexington, NC. Reg 11am-2pm, ride 2:30pm. $12/single, $15/double. 50/50, live music. Benefits Lexington, Nc resident with cancer. William Wilson kennyspitstop@yahoo.com 336-479-2347.

NOV 10 2ND ANNUAL MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY Harley-Davidson of Greenville, 30 Chrome Dr, Greenville, SC. with Rolling Thunder. 10am-4pm.

Poker Run Reg 10am-11am. Opening Ceremony :Prayer, Colors, Anthem, Pledge, Missing Man Ceremony. Ride 11:30am. Live music, raffle & 50/50.

Celeste Culbertson celeste@h-dog.com 864-234-1340.

NOV 10-11 38TH ANNUAL CBA SWAP MEET & BIKE SHOW Metrolina Expo Fairgrounds, 7100 Statesville Rd., Charlotte, NC. Live music, food, wet tshirt contest, tattoo contest, vendors, bike show. www.charlottecba.org Rick Nail 704-455-6245.

NOV 11 VETERANS DAY Thank You Veterans For Our Freedom.

NOV 11 AMERICAN CHILDRENS HOME BENEFIT RUN American Legion, 111 Miller St., Winston-Salem, NC. Reg 11am, ride 12. Meredy merdysmail.@gmail.com 336-724-0660 NOV 11 CMA FELLOWSHIP RIDE Walmart Parking Lot, 2500 West Forest Hills Rd, Wilson, NC. Ride 2pm. meal or ice cream at the end of the ride. cmausa. org Billy Hammock Whammock@nc.rr. com 252-299-0455.

NOV 15 20TH ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE Sandhill Harley-Davidson, 7540 US Hwy 15-501 North, Pinehurst, NC. Reg 11am-12:30. bring non-perishable food to donate to the Coalition for human care. northcarolinawingmen@yahoo.com 910-281-4892.

NOV 17 H.O.G CHILI COOKOFF Tilley Harley-Davidson, 653 Bendix Dr., Salisbury, NC. 11am-2pm www.tilleyhdofsalisbury.com 704-638-6044.

NOV 17 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Tilley Harley-Davidson, 1226 Morland Dr., Statesville, NC. celebrate Don & Robinette Tilley’s 40th Anniversary In Buisness. Live music, food, drinks, beer. All day event! www. tilleyhd.com Vickie Cress Tilleyhd@ tilleyhd.com 704-872-3883.

NOV 17 TURKEY RUN Beach House Harley-Davidson, 4919 Ocean Hwy W, Shallotte, NC. In honor of Ron Kelly.

Please bring a non-perishable or canned food donation. Ride 10:15 AM. www. beachhousehd.com Ashley info@bhh-d. com 910-575-9997.

NOV 17 TURKEY RUN New River Harley-Davidson, 2394 Wilmington Hwy, Jacksonville, NC. In honor of Ron Kelly. Please bring a non-perishable or canned food donation. Ride 10:15 AM. www.newriverh-d.com Shannon info@ nrh-d.com 910-346-9997.

NOV 17 TURKEY RUN Carolina Coast Harley-Davidson, 6620 Market St, Wilmington, NC. In honor of Ron Kelly.

Please bring a non-perishable or canned food donation. Ride 10:15 AM. www. carolinacoasthd.com Renee King info@ cchd.com 910-791-9997.

NOV 17 POKER RUN AND PIG PICKIN’ D & Q Motorsports, 44 N. Broad St., Angier, NC. Reg 9am, KSU 10am. $20 a bike, $5 for a rider or an extra hand. Benefits Ronnie “Boog” Langley. www.dandqchoppershop.com Arlene Mabry 919-422-7234.

NOV 17 MOTORCYCLE BOOT CAMP Ray Price, 1126 S. Saunders Street, Raleigh, NC. Free Event. Reg/ sign-in 10am-10:30am. This event is geared toward new & want-to-be riders, but everyone is welcome! Free refreshments & give-a-ways! angelica angelica@rayprice.com 919-832-2261.

NOV 17 OXFORD HOME FOR CHILDREN TOY RIDE West Gate Masonic Lodge, 5924 Brookshire Blvd, Charlotte, NC. Line up 12-1pm, bring new unwrapped toy or clothing. Music and food. Judy Ellis 704-875-2501.

NOV 17 MELISSA’S HARVEST RIDE Cox’s Harley-Davidson, 1093 Albright Rd, Rock Hill, SC. Ride 1pm, bring non perishable food. Benefits the Woman & Children of Safe Passage and the local community. Melissa 803-3271183.

Cruisin’ Calendar NOV 17 10TH ANNUAL TOYS FOR TOTS TOY RUN Heritage Park, 861 SE Main Street, Simpsonville, SC. Reg 10am - 11am, ride 11:30am. Bring one new unwrapped toy. Live music. www.hdog.com Celeste Culbertson celeste@hdog.com 864-234-1340.

NOV 17 CLEVELAND CO. BREAST CANCER VICTIMS POKER RUN Skooterz Saloon, 1851 E. Dixon Blvd, Shelby, NC. Reg 10am, last out 12, $20/ sgl $30/dbl, 50/50, raffle, door prizes, food, bands. Benefits 2 cancer victims.

CJ Sauer 704-481-0133.

NOV 17 MURPHEY’S 18TH ANNUAL TOY RUN Murphey’s, 114 Camelot Court, Kings Mountain, NC. Reg 11am12, KSU 12, $5 and new unwrapped toy, police escorted, food, door prizes.

Benefits Masonic Home for Children, Kings Mtn. Police Dept shop with a cop, Shriners Hospital. Rain Date Nov 18th.

John Murphey 704-739-4707.

NOV 17 30TH ANNUAL WINGMEN MC TOY RUN Cape Fear HarleyDavidson, 3950 Sycamore Dairy Rd., Fayetteville, NC. Reg 12-2pm. Bring new unwrapped toy. Ride 2pm. live music. Tim 352-232-8194. Rain date 12/1.

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NOV 17 CHATHAM CO. TOYS FOR TOTS Snap Fitness, 120 Lowes Dr., Pittsboro, NC. 12pm. $15 or new unwrapped toy. buffett for $5/person Lisa Impoco pittsboronc@snapfitness.com 919-545-0095.

NOV 17 HENDERSON CO TOY RUN Fletcher Community Park, 85 Howard Gap Rd, Fletcher, NC. Reg 10am-1pm, ride 1:30pm. new $10 toy, or $10. Door prizes, 50/50, T-shirts Lunch provided.

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NOV 17 FTCC STUDENT NURSING ASSOC. POKER RUN Legend’s Pub, 4624 Bragg Blvd, Fayetteville, NC. 910867-2364.

NOV 17 MOTORCYCLE BOOT CAMP Ray Price Harley-Davidson, 1126 S. Saunders St., Raleigh, NC. Reg 10-10:30am www.rayprice.com/bcgp angelica@rayprice.com 919-832-2261.

NOV 17 COOKOUT FOR ROGER HENDRIX MEMORIAL TOY RUN Flatline Customs, 4330 Castle Hayne Rd., Castle Hayne, NC. Cookout to benefit the 25th Annual Roger Hendrix Memorial Toy Run. Cookout 12pm. Bring an unwrapped toy or a $10 donation for a plate of food. Music, raffles and a 50/50. www.hendrixmemorialtoyrun.org Rick Bentley flatlinecustoms@aol.com 910602-3070.

NOV 17 1ST ANNUAL CRUISE FOR THE FOOD Archdale Elementary Shcool, 207 Trindale Rd., Archdale, NC. Reg 1pm, ride 2pm. $15/rider, $10/passenger. Drag race simulator, food, door prizes, games, live music. In memory of Seth Alexander Nall. www.operationchristmasstar.com tim@operationchristmasstar.com 336-431-6325.

NOV 17 BENEFIT FOR BUDDY GUY Guy’s Body Shop, 142 Mercer Mill Rd., Elizabethtown, NC. Reg 9-10:45am, KSU 11, $20/single $25/ double includes lunch, 50/50, door prizes, auction, raffle, food. Proceeds benefit medical expenses. Charles Whittenton cathouse_mouse@hotmail.com 910-591-8105.

NOV 18 16TH ANNUAL TOYS FOR TOTS COLLECTION RIDE Exchange Park Fairgrounds, 9850 U.S. 78, Ladson, SC. Reg 10am ride 12, $20 or unwrapped toy/rider, $10 or unwrapped toy/pass, 50/50, music, food vendors, police escorted. Spons by Law Riders MC. www.lawriders.org 843-572-3161.

NOV 18 ANNUAL DOWN HOME HARLEY-DAVIDSON TOY RUN Down Home Harley-Davidson, 2215 Hanford Road, Burlington, NC. Reg 11am-12:30pm, ride 12:30pm. Ride Pins to the First 100 Riders. New Unopened Toy /Person or $20 Donation/Person.

Food avail, pictures with Santa Claus.

William Blanchard at 336-266-6761. www.downhomeharley.com Bob bob@ downhomeharley.com 336-227-1261.

9 NOV 18 BEACH HOUSE H-D HOG TOYS FOR TOTS RIDE Beach House Harley-Davidson, 4919 Ocean Hwy W, Shallotte, NC. Bring a new unwrapped toy, escorted ride 12pm. lunch. Benefits Marine Corps Reserve and Toys For Tots Ralph Teal BHH-D HOG Director ralphteal@gmail.com 910-279-1875.

NOV 18 21ST ANNUAL SALVATION ARMY TOY RUN Shelton’s HarleyDavidson of Durham, 300 Muldee Street, Durham, NC. 10am coffee and doughnuts, escorted ride 11:30. Bring a new or gently used unwrapped toy or $5 donation to participate. Lunch provided

by Durham HOG. Rain date 11/25. www. sheltonshd.com Becky or Geoff durhamhog1530pr@gmail.com 919-596-9511.

NOV 18 24TH ANNUAL WAYNE CO MOTORCYCLE RIDER TOY RUN Berkeley Mall, 625 N Berkeley Blvd, Goldsboro, NC. Ride 2pm, 1 new toy per bike. Party, live music, raffles, 50/50, food. Blkwidow1@msn.com Cassy Wood cwlhwc@yahoo.com 919-7382308.

NOV 18 25TH ANNUAL ROGER HENDRIX MEMORIAL TOY RUN Flatline Customs, 4334 Castle Hayne Rd., Castle Hayne, NC. Escorted ride 1pm. Toys to be donated to the American Legion, Post 167 who will distribute them to the kids. Bring unwrapped toy. www.hendrixmemorialtoyrun.org Peggy Irwin mhendrix1@ec.rr.com 910-6204894.

NOV 18 10TH ANNUAL ARZIE ROGERS MEMORIAL TOY RUN Kannapolis Intimidators Stadium, 2888 Moose Rd, Kannapolis, NC. Reg 10am, first out 1pm, bring new unwrapped toy. Police escorted. Door prizes, free food. Benefits Empty Stocking Fund for Cooperative Christian Ministry. Sponsored by Pat Rogers Speedway H-D. www.cooperativeministry.com 704-979-7433.

NOV 21 2ND ANNUAL PRE TURKEY DAY BLOWOUT Freeborne’s, 3441 Myer Lee Dr. Ste. B, Winston-Salem, NC. 8pm, band 336-331-3869.

10 NOV 24 CUSTOMER APPRECIATION Tilley Harley-Davidson, 653 Bendix Dr., Salisbury, NC. www.tilleyhdofsalisbury.com 704-638-6044.

NOV 24 20TH ANNUAL H-D OF NEW BERN H.O.G. TOY RUN Harley-Davidson of New Bern, 1613 Hwy 70 East, New Bern, NC. Reg 10am, Ride 12pm. www.harley-davidsonnewbern.com 252633-4060.

NOV 24 POLK COUNTY TOY RUN Saluda Fire Dept., 199 Walnut St., Saluda, NC. Reg 11am, ride 2pm. $10 or new $10 toy. Free food, music. 50/50, t-shirts, door prizes. Barry Gee bgee1960@ yahoo.com 828-817-3084.

NOV 24 WINGMEN MC MOORE CO CHAPTER’S 20TH ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE Sandhills Harley-Davidson, 7540 NC Hwy 15/501 S, Pinehurst, NC. Food Drive. Reg 11am-12:30pm Bring Non-Perishable food items to be Donated to the Coalition for Human Care. www.9339mc.com/moore_county.html Nelson northcarolinawingmen@yahoo. com 910-281-4892.

NOV 25 LOWCOUNTRY ABATE 35TH ANNUAL TOY RUN Sapphire’s, 203-B N. Goose Creek Blvd., Goose Creek, SC. Bring A new unwrapped toy or $10/person/Rider. vendor Contact Patty 843-696-4116 Wiggy Wiggy@ homesc.com 843-899-1683.

Cruisin’ Calendar Leather, 4470 Old Hwy 29, Thomasville, NC. Reg 10am, ride 12 noon. Bring a unwrapped toy. Door prizes, music and food after ride. popkorn cananland@ juno.com 225-7224.

DEC 1 5TH ANNUAL CHARLOTTE MAGICAL TOY RIDE PX Cafe, 1250 Lucky Penny St, Charlotte, NC. Reg 10am, ride 11:30am. Bring a toy to ride.

Lunch, Police escort. Diamond Princess 704-222-0156, Flossie 704-891-0716, Castro 704-236-4581. Toy ride to benefit The Charlotte Salvation Army. www.salvationarmycarolinas.org/commands/cha Shelly Henderson Shelley.Henderson@ uss.salvationarmy.org 704-619-5328.

DEC 1 22ND ANNUAL CONOVER SCHOOL TOY RUN Wizard Saloon, 651 21st Street NE, Hickory, NC. Reg 11 am, parade 12:30. Michael Dyson micheleapr@yahoo.com 828-327-8555, 828-612-1018.

DEC 1 13TH ANNUAL DISCOUNT MOTORCYCLE TOY RUN Discount Motorcycle, 300 Spring Branch Rd., Dunn, NC. Reg 9am, ride 11am, Meal provided after ride, Fee is a New Unwrapped Toy. Benefits needy kids in Harnett County, www.soulsofservicelemc.com Dog dog2019@gmail.com 910-984-6453.

NOV 25 8TH ANNUAL TOY RUN New River Harley-Davidson, 2394 Wilmington Hwy, Jacksonville, NC. Bring a new, unwrapped toy escorted ride 12 noon for an escorted ride. Benefits Marine Corps Reserve, and Toys for Tots. www. newriverh-d.com Shannon info@nrh-d. com 910-346-9997.

DEC 1 32ND ANNUAL SMOKY MOUNTAIN TOY RUN Kearfott Manufacturing, 2858 US Hwy 70, Black Mountain, NC. Reg 10am, Police escorted parade 1pm. Bring a new toy worth $10 or $10 cash/person. T-shirt and pin sales, 50/50, music, chili cook-off.

Benefits Eblen Charities Saint Nicholas Project. www.smokymountaintoyrun.com Gary info@smokymountaintoyrun.com 828-686-3930.

DEC 1 LAW DOGS MC SC 1ST ANNUAL TOY RUN AND SHOW Victory Cycle, 1700 S. Highway 14, Greer, SC. Ride 11am, bike show 1pm. new unwrapped toy or cash donation, 50/50 door prizes. 864-884-7698.

DEC 1 6TH ANNUAL TOYS FOR TOTS POKER RUN JR’s Corner Tavern, 901 Greensboro Rd., High Point, NC. Reg 10:30-12pm, ride 12:30pm.

Raffle, 50/50, auction, best & worst hands, live music, food. 336-887-9144.

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Ray Price Harley-Davidson, 1126 S. Saunders St., Raleigh, NC. Bring new, unwrapped toy. www.rayprice.com 919832-2261.

DEC 2 20TH ANNUAL TOY RUN Carolina Coast Harley-Davidson, 6620 Market St, Wilmington, NC. Bring a new, unwrapped toy ride 12 noon. benefits Marine Corps Reserve, and Toys for Tots Renee King info@cchd.com 910-791-9997.

DEC 2 RCCBA 26TH ANNUAL TOY RUN Randolph Mall Dillards parking lot, US 64 /Dixie dr., Asheboro, NC. Please bring an unwrapped gift for a boy a girl Jackie Smith fallinuphill1967@ gmail.com 336-328-5500.

DEC 2 CHARLOTTE CBA TOYS FOR TOTS RIDE Bojangles Coliseum, 2700 E. Independence Blvd, Charlotte, NC. Reg 11am, ride 1pm, bring new unwrapped toy. Police escorted. www. charlottecba.org 704-455-6245.

DEC 8 TOYS FOR BRENNER’S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL Moose Lodge Of Winston-Salem, 1495 Old Salisbury Rd, Winston-Salem, NC. Reg 11am-12:45pm, ride 1pm. $20/ Rider + $5/ Passenger OR Bring A TOY for a Child. 50/50, food, music, door prizes.

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DEC 8 3RD ANNUAL TOY RUN Myrtle Beach Harley-Davidson, 4710 S. Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC. 10am-2pm, $10/person or donated toy. 50/50, raffle, door prizes, food. Benefits the American Red Cross. www.myrtlebeachharley.com 843-369-5555.

DEC 8 CHRISTMAS MERCY FOR YOUTH UNLIMITED RANDOLPH CO 305 Chestnut St., Asheboro, NC. Reg 9am, KSU 12, bring unwrapped toys ages 0-17. Spons by Soldiers Of Mercy Motorcycle Ministry. Denny 336953-1674.

DEC 8 NAZARETH CHILDREN’S HOME CHRISTMAS TOY RUN Pat

Cruisin’ Calendar Roger’s Speedway H-D, 10049 Weddington Rd., Concord, NC. Reg 11:30, ride 12:15. Call or e-mail Darby for the wish list or go to the web site to choose a gift. Christmas dinner by The Buffalo Troopers. Police escorted. bikerswithacause.com Darby Dillard ddawgsta222@yahoo.com 704-545-1062.

DEC 8 THUMPER’S CMOU HOLIDAY CHARITY RUN FOR TURNING POINT Iron Horse Motorcycles, 1600 W. Roosevelt Blvd, Monroe, NC. 12pm, ride 1pm. Bring gift for a boy & 1 for a girl up to 12 yr old & a gift for mom. Cash donations accepted.

Benefits Turning Point assists women & children who escaped from violence. www.turntoday.net www.cmouonline. com Dano dano@heavenssaintsmm.com 7042547355.

DEC 8 HELPING OUT A BROTHER Desperado’s Selma Club House, 192 Old Creech Rd, Selma, NC. Great food, great music and good times. Benefits Preacher with his current and future medical expenses due to cancer. Ricky hukai@ earthlink.net 919-426-9321.

DEC 15 HORIZON RIDE Smokin’ Harley-Davidson, 3441 Myer Lee Dr., Winston-Salem, NC. www.smokinharley. com 336-722-3106.

DEC 16 CMA FELLOWSHIP RIDE Walmart Parking Lot, 2500 West Forest Hills Rd, Wilson, NC. Ride 2pm. meal or ice cream at the end of the ride. cmausa. org Billy Hammock Whammock@nc.rr. com 252-299-0455.

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DEC 8 V.A. HOSPITAL RIDE Smokin’ Harley-Davidson, 3441 Myer Lee Dr., Winston-Salem, NC. www. smokinharley.com 336-722-3106.

DEC 8 15TH ANNUAL BRENNER CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL TOY RUN Harley-Davidson of Greensboro, 538 Farragut St., Greensboro, NC. Reg 12, ride 1:30, $10 or new unwrapped toy, escorted ride. www.hdofgreensboro.com Amy Jacobson 336-273-1101.

DEC 15 VA HOSPITAL AND WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA RIDE American Legion, 111 Miller St., Winston-Salem, NC. Reg 9am, ride 10am. Meredy meredysmail@gmail.com DEC 15 20TH ANNUAL TOY RUN Moore County Wingmen M/C. Sandhills Harley-Davidson, 7540 US Hwy 15-501 North, Pinehurst, NC. Bring new unwrapped toy. northcarolinawingmen@ yahoo.com 910-281-4892.

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Thunder In The Smokies Fall Motorcycle Rally

By:WildThing This one had it all! Every ingredient for a successful rally, beginning with wonderful weather! All of us southern bikers just love a chance to escape the heat and ride to the mountains and adding in a destination rally in beautiful Maggie Valley was icing on the cake. Thunder in the Smokies is a wellestablished motorcycle event that has survived bad weather, local politics, and uncooperative, expensive bands that didn’t always give their best performance. In spite of these drawbacks, Chris and Lori have strived to bring in more and better entertainment and brought in sponsors for the games and the bike show for their spring and fall rallies.

The Maggie Valley Festival Grounds is a unique and comfortable spot with a neat stage, plenty of wide-open spaces, and a large refreshment building with restrooms. There is plenty of space for vendors around the perimeter and you ride in and park your motorcycle close up to the stage if you want.

Cars have to park outside the gates. Thunder in the Smokies Fall Rally (www.HandleBarCorral.com) started on Friday, September 14th with the vendors opening for business and musicians hitting the stage at 5:30. This is usually the ride in day for most folks, getting settled in their accommodations, then riding over for an evening of music. They had scheduled The Outta Luck Band first then Crash Cadillac with Geneva wowing the crowd from 9:30 til 11. Since the evening was balmy, there was quite a crowd on hand.

On Saturday the festivities opened up with a tour ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway leaving out at 10 and the vendors setting up shop. This fall the ride in bike show that begins at noon was sponsored by Lanier Law Firm from Durham, NC and there were 33 bikes registered. This is a peoples’ choice competition and everyone who rides in the gate is given a ticket to vote for their favorite ride. The entrees are asked to turn their helmets upside down and Chris would get on the mic and urge folks to come on over and vote. William Fischlein from Lexington, KY was the favorite and won the $500 cash prize.

To keep it fair the winners are not allowed to enter their rides for another three years, giving others a chance at the cash.

Then, promptly at 1, the bike games began. These events always draw a crowd and are really fun to watch! Sometimes you see the same folks competing in the fall as did in the spring, but it is all in fun. They had a ring toss competition, traditional weenie bite, slow race, the saucy plunger and t.p. competition, and the can in the haystack game. The overall best competition wins $500 cash prize sponsored by AIM, (Richard Lester’s Aid to Injured Motorcyclists nationwide network out of California). We usually take a few shots of the games and then ride around and visit the vendors to see what is new and missed the winner! I am sure they were happy.

There was just enough time to ride out and get a bite of dinner before the evening music fest began. The line-up included Tammie Davis Band, The Outta Luck Band, and the headliner,

Eric Lee Beddingfield. Tammie Davis Band and Ali Randolph’s Outta Luck Band got the folks warmed up and Eric really wowed everyone. Again the balmy weather brought out the crowds and the roar of motorcycle engines could be heard through out the evening.

The weekend was capped off Sunday morning with a free pancake breakfast, a 10 am church service sponsored by the Christian Motorcyclist Association and a final band – The Apprehended Ones. Check out the photos at: www.FullThrottleMagazine.com (you can download them for free) and be sure to stay tuned to the Cruisin’Calendar for the 2013 Thunder In The Smokies Motorcycle Rally schedule.

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AMCA Southern Coalition National Road Run

By Panhead Jim On October 1st-4th, the Antique Motorcycle Club of America’s Southern Coalition held a vintage motorcycle road run in Maggie Valley, NC. Dale and Matt Walksler, curator of the Wheels Through Time Museum, graciously hosted the event on the grounds of the museum. Over 140 AMCA members attended and with some members bringing more than one bike, the number of vintage bikes in town easily numbered close to 200. Harley-Davidsons made up the bulk of the bikes, but there were also plenty of Indians and even a few Vincents, Triumphs, and BMWs. Of all the marques, the oldest bike to attend was a 1933 Harley-Davidson VL. Beautifully restored, it was no trailer queen and actively participated in the run.

Upon arrival, participants were given a packet, which included a t-shirt, rally pin, license plate medallion, and route maps. Dinners were provided on three of the four nights as well as a lunch on Tuesday. Although there was a daily scheduled route, riders could ride where and when they pleased. The benefit of sticking to the scheduled route was the chase truck, which traveled the same route, pulling a trailer and keeping an eye out for stranded riders.

Day one of the event was completely rained out, but no one seemed to mind, as they were able to spend the entire day in the Wheels Through Time museum. If you’ve never been, WTT is a motorcycle museum like no other. They call themselves “The Museum That Runs” and they are not kidding.

Dale and Matt routinely start motorcycles from their collection of over 300 rare and historic motorcycles. Everything from early teens Harleys to one of kind motorcycles like Crockers can been seen and heard running at the museum. If you’re lucky, you might even get a chance to ride around the grounds in a sidecar or witness a 1920’s Harley do a burnout through the museum.

By noon on the second day, the rain had cleared and riders headed out for a run down the Blue Ridge Parkway to Mount Pisgah. After a day and a half of rain, the road was still pretty wet and covered with leaves, but everyone was glad to get some wind in their faces. The Blue Ridge Parkway was a good warm up for the upcoming ride on day three. After the 100-mile ride, it was back to WTT for dinner and extended museum hours.

Day three was by far the most ambitious ride of the run. The route for the day was approximately 240 miles, covering the Cherohala Skyway and US 129, otherwise known as Tail Of The Dragon. Riders were on the road early in order to fit in all the miles and to get in front of the chase truck, which left at 9:30. Although it was a long day of riding, most riders returned to WTT late in the afternoon with smiles on their faces.

Another great dinner was served at the museum, followed by the awards banquet. Plaques were given for oldest rider, longest distance traveled, etc., as well as hearty thanks from all who attended being extended to the WTT crew who helped make the event a success despite the weather.

The only downside to the event was the realization that it was not an annual run. In fact, the last time the Southern Coalition held a road run was 2004. I hope that with the success of this run, they will consider scheduling the next run before another eight years go by.

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Motorcycle Safety - Dissecting the Latest CDC Study

By: Matt Danielson Since the modification of the Michigan helmet statute we have seen articles, editorials and letters decrying the act and arguing that it will lead to more deaths and increased costs.

As predicted, Michigan’s victory has stirred up the opposition.

Recently the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a study using 2008 data. Their conclusion was predictably that universal helmet laws save lives and money, and that allowing adults to make their own choices on the subject increases fatalities and public costs. You can read the study for yourself at: http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/pdf/mc2012/MotorcycleSafetyBook.pdf The problem with this study is that it is a collection of conclusions. Many of these conclusions do not make sense when we look at the facts. Other conclusions are not based on sound logic. Finally, others rest upon logic, which if applied to other activities, would justify government regulation that few American citizens would accept because it would then affect them.

The premise of the study is twofold. The first is that states which do not have universal helmet laws have much higher fatality rates. The second is that these states are burdened by higher costs due to un-helmeted motorcycle riders. I would like to analyze these premises.

First we will take fatalities. I have a hard time believing that this was a non-biased study given the way it made the argument that the only proven way to reduce motorcycle fatalities was to strip adults of the right to choose whether or not to wear a helmet. If you think I am exaggerating their stance I would point you to page 5 where the study states the following: “Helmets are the only safety measure proven to save lives.”

(Emphasis added).

Is it the contention of the CDC that rider education is not a safety measure proven to save lives? Can any reasonable person actually think that learning how to control your motorcycle and operate it defensively and responsibly is of no proven safety value? That is utter nonsense. Several years ago the Virginia Coalition of Motorcyclists studied the effectiveness of Virginia’s rider education program. We pulled five years’ worth of motorcycle crash statistics and with the help of the Division of Motor Vehicles broke the crashes down between graduates of Virginia’s rider education program and non-graduates. Graduates were tremendously under-represented in those statistics. Further, there were two out of the five years in which out of all fatalities for that year NONE were graduates of the rider education program. Other states have done the same thing with similar results. Rider education is most certainly a proven safety measure. I would argue that it is the most effective safety measure. Why does every state have an extensive driver’s education program if education is not a safety measure proven to save lives?

The study goes on to point out the rise in motorcycle fatali-

ties over the years and suggests that relaxed motorcycle helmet laws are to blame. It uses Florida as an example. This is not a new argument; however it does ignore some important facts.

First it is important to note that upon modification of Florida’s helmet law to allow adults to choose, motorcycle registrations in Florida increased dramatically. According to Florida’s Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles’ report Traffic Safety Facts, October 2010: Motorcycles, between 2000 and 2009 motorcycle fatalities increased by 63.4% and motorcycle injuries increased by 62.3% However during that time motorcycle registrations increased by 102.4%. Injuries and fatalities have not kept pace with motorcycle registrations. Secondly, using states such as Florida is very misleading. It is one of the top motorcycle tourist destinations in the United States.

It also has a much longer riding season. Additionally, it hosts one of the largest motorcycle events in the country drawing half a million motorcyclists a year from all over the country.

(Wikipedia.com) Clearly that number of motorcyclists is going to throw the numbers off.

The CDC study also fails to take into consideration national motorcycle registrations in presenting its statistics. Jeff Hennie, Vice President of Government Relations and Public Affairs with the Motorcycle Riders Foundation did some great work debunking similar claims of motorcycle fatality rates in a recent article. The numbers used by the article are taken from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In 1997 there were 2,116 motorcycle fatalities nationwide. In 2010 there were 4,502. The article argued that the rise in fatality rates was greatly due to relaxed motorcycle helmet laws. Jeff pulled the motorcycle registrations nationwide. When applying the motorcycle registration numbers, here is what Jeff discovered. In 1997, there were 2,116 fatalities for 3,826,000 motorcycles registered. That means 0.055% of registered motorcycles were involved in a fatal accident. In 2010, there were 4,502 fatalities for 8,368,000 motorcycles registered. That means 0.053% of registered motorcycles were involved in a fatal accident. Registration rates increased more than fatality rates. Those numbers paint a completely different (and more accurate) picture.

The last thing I will point out is on page six of the study. It reads as follows: “People who do not wear helmets are more likely to be killed in a crash. Forty-one percent of motorcycle operators and 51% of motorcycle passengers who died in 2008 were not wearing a helmet.”

Not to state the obvious, but that would mean that 59% of motorcycle operators and 49% of motorcycle passengers who died in 2008 were wearing a helmet. It would appear that the majority of motorcycle fatality victims were wearing helmets.

Additionally, this statistic does not identify the cause of death in each of these fatalities. For the non-helmeted fatalities that died of trauma to internal organs, the fact that they were not wearing a helmet is irrelevant. For that matter, it is an irContinued On Page 19

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www.FullThrottleMagazine.com Continued From Page 17 relevant statistic for some who died of a head injury unless you are willing to jump to the conclusion that helmeted riders never die of head injuries. We know that is not the case. In the end this statistic tells us nothing.

The second argument of the CDC study is that forcing all motorcyclists to wear a helmet would save money. This argument is problematic for several reasons. For starters it is not clear from where the study gets its numbers. For instance, the study states that the United States saved nearly $3 billion due to helmet use in 2008 and could have saved an additional $1.3 billion in 2008 if all motorcyclists had worn helmets. How does the CDC come to that conclusion? How did the U.S. save this money? The study does not tell us.

So how do we test the validity of these statements? I would suggest that one way is to look at our friends in the insurance industry. For those of you who have received my prior emails forgive me for plowing old ground here.

If states that allow adults to make their own choice have higher costs we would expect to see that reflected in motor vehicle insurance rates since we know that the costs borne by the insurance industry are passed on to the consumer by way of insurance rates. However, a study of motor vehicle insurance rates does not support the argument that states that allow adult choice incur higher costs as a result. The top five most expensive jurisdictions for motor vehicle insurance in 2012 are Louisiana, Oklahoma, Michigan, West Virginia, and Washington, DC. (Insure.com) Out of that list only Oklahoma allows riders to choose (Michigan had a mandatory helmet law when the study was conducted so we count them as a universal helmet law state). The other four require the operators and passengers of motorcycles to wear helmets. The five cheapest states are Maine, Iowa, Wisconsin, Idaho, and North Carolina.

Of those only North Carolina requires riders to wear a helmet.

To take it even further, only 2 of the ten cheapest states for motor vehicle insurance have mandatory helmet laws. The other eight either allow adults to choose for themselves or, as in the case of Iowa, simply have no law what so ever.

If you look at the entire list there is no correlation between motor vehicle insurance rates and universal helmet laws. How can that be if the majority of states allow riders to make their own choice and that choice is creating such a public cost? It is because the public cost argument is a myth. According to the US Census Bureau there were 2,035,474 injuries and deaths resulting from motor vehicle crashes 2009. 94,462 of those were related to motorcycle crashes. (http://www.census.gov/ compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s1107.pdf). That means that in 2009, only 4.7% of the motor vehicle crash related deaths and injuries involved motorcycles. Statistically, we are not a large enough segment of the population to contribute to the overall cost of motor vehicle related deaths and injuries.

The last point I would make is that we should all beware when the government attempts to restrict people’s freedom to choose for themselves by using the public cost argument. Such an argument must ultimately lead to the conclusion that it is proper for the government to make choices for us in any area

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where there is a possible public cost. Let’s take head injuries and think it out to its logical conclusion. We will even use the numbers from those who would deny us choice.

According to the CDC study, the United States could have saved $1.3 billion had all motorcyclists worn helmets. Clearly the $1.3 billion must be costs associated with head injuries being that head injuries are the only injuries helmets are designed to prevent.

In May of 2011 the CDC issued a study on traumatic brain injury related deaths from 1997-2007. (http://www.cdc.gov/ mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6005a1.htm?s_cid=ss6005a1_w) According to that study, from 1997 to 2007 the fatality rate due to traumatic brain injuries for motorcyclists was 14,972 per every 100,000 members of the total population. The number for occupants enclosed in a motor vehicle was 87,510 per every 100,000 members of the total population. I recognize that there are more auto drivers than motorcyclists, but if we are merely looking at costs it should not matter. A head injury sustained in a motorcycle accident does not cost any more that the same head injury sustained in an automobile accident.

Additionally, if you think the head injuries in automobile accidents were due to the victim not wearing a seatbelt, I would challenge you to sit in your car, put on your seatbelt and start knocking your head against the driver side door post. It is very easy to do.

Now let’s take the $1.3 billion that, according to the CDC, the United States could have saved in 2008 had all motorcyclists worn a helmet. Does that mean that since the number of traumatic brain injury deaths is almost 6 times higher in automobile crashes than motorcycle crashes that the United States could have saved almost $7.8 billion a year if all automobile occupants wore helmets? That is a pretty good argument for having the government require that all motor vehicle occupants to wear a helmet. Why should the public be forced to carry the financial burden caused by the automobile driver who carelessly chooses to drive his car without wearing a helmet? Will the public ever accept that argument? Of course they won’t. However many of them want to apply that very logic to us.

I am sure that some would point out that the above argument only applies to deaths. Injuries are what drive costs. The Brain Injury Association of Indiana did a study on the causes of traumatic brain injuries. (http://biausa.fyrian.com/Default. aspx?SiteSearchID=1192&ID=/search-results.htm) Part of the study focused on transportation related brain injuries.

The study looked at injuries during 1995-1996 in 14 different states, about half of which allowed freedom of choice at the time of the study. Keep in mind that this association is not friendly to freedom of choice. They also support mandatory helmet laws. That being said, their study showed that 6% of transportation related brain injuries involved motorcyclists.

62% involved standard motor vehicles. That means that 10 times more traumatic brain injuries were caused in automobile accidents than in motorcycle accidents. Using the CDC’s numbers the United States could have saved $13 billion had Continued On Page 20

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Continued From Page 19 every occupant in automobiles worn a helmet. The bottom line is that if you are willing to regulate motorcyclists based upon the public cost theory, then you are being hypocritical if you refuse to do the same thing to automobile occupants.

You can take the public cost argument even further. Below is an excerpt from a 2004 CDC report on causes of death in the United States in 2000.

“The leading causes of death in 2000 were tobacco (435 000 deaths; 18.1% of total US deaths), poor diet and physical inactivity (400 000 deaths; 16.6%), and alcohol consumption (85 000 deaths; 3.5%). Other actual causes of death were microbial agents (75 000), toxic agents (55 000), motor vehicle crashes (43 000), incidents involving firearms (29 000), sexual behaviors (20 000), and illicit use of drugs (17 000).” http://www.doctorslounge.com/primary/articles/obesity_ death/ Now according to NHTSA, in 2000 there were 2,897 motorcycle fatalities in the United States. We will assume half of those were not wearing helmets even though that according to the CDC numbers the actual number would be less. For the purposes of this argument we will further assume that every one of those fatalities who were not wearing a helmet would have survived had they worn a helmet. That means that if all motorcyclists had been forced to wear a helmet in 2000 we would have saved 1,449 lives. I rounded up. Why haven’t we made tobacco illegal? We could have saved 435,000 lives doing that. How about restricting the types of foods that

restaurants and grocery stores can offer? We could have saved 400,000 lives doing that. Why isn’t alcohol illegal? We could have saved 85,000 lives in 2000 by removing people’s choice as to whether they should consume alcohol. Why don’t we outlaw firearms? That’s another 29,000 lives saved. By removing people’s choices in those areas the government could have saved 949,000 lives. Instead they want to take away our right to choose under the mistaken belief that they could save less than 2,000 lives. The argument is simply void of logic.

When people read the CDC study many will automatically come to the conclusion that universal helmet laws are the solution to motorcycle accident related injuries and fatalities.

However, when you analyze the available data that is simply not the case. You have to make numerous assumptions and ignore facts to come to that conclusion. The government should not restrict the choices of a few adult Americans based upon the logic, which is the basis of this study’s conclusions. No American should be in favor of that. If such logic can be used to restrict the rights of a few, it can certainly be used down the road to restrict the rights of the many. Personally I trust individuals to make choices for themselves. I agree with Ronald Reagan when he said the following: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”

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There were over 300 bikes that showed up for this beautiful, unexpectedly exciting evening.

They had a surprise grand finale that set the sky on fire! An Asheville-based rock cover band, the Glampas, took the stage while Unifire Theatre entertained the crowd with a one-of-akind performance that featured fire, costumes and choreography. The friendly staff from Wild Wing Café dished out FREE BBQ, baked beans and slaw and Cheerwine provided drinks!

The beautiful calendar girls from the Karney Law Firm were on deck to take photos with attendees. Demo rides were provided by Öhlins on their Electra Glide Ultra Classic, outfitted with the latest shocks from the world’s leader in suspension technology.

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Run For A Son

By Judy Bortz William “Billy” Murray was only 7 weeks from his wedding day when he died of what was believed to be a massive heart attack at 48 years of age. His brother Dave and friends set up this ride to celebrate Billy’s life and defer his burial cost. Billy was a popular face around Wilmington, and a favorite character at Billy Goats Tavern.

The poker run started and ended at Billy Goats at 6324 Market Street in Wilmington, NC, with well-planned stops

in-between. It was a beautiful day to ride and 56 riders signed up to show their respect. Someone was watching over the ride, because we all managed to stay together through all the Sunday traffic. Billy rode a Yamaha Maxim 650 and I am sure that he had a great time watching his friends gather to ride and remember him.

Hotdogs and hamburgers were served at the end, along with all the fixin’s, toasts were made, stories were told, and the music played on. B-Walk and Honeymoon Pajamas donated entertainment. Both sets were great and the lot rocked. With the donations and 50/50 we raised $1400 to help with the costs of the funeral.

Thanks from Dave Murray and Billy Goats for the great outpouring of love and support. Never forget to tell your family and friends you love them, ride hard, and live to the Maxim.

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Tim Diffin’s Memorial Run/Benefit

By: Jeanie Hood-Carter This is a story that truly hits home for me. On September 19th the motorcycle community lost a well-known motorcycle legend in the Fayetteville area and like many, we lost a real friend.

Tim Diffin, of Diffin Brothers Cycle and Salvage, suffered a massive and fatal heart attack. The community was shocked and saddened but none was hit harder than Tim’s identical twin Tom, his 92-year-old dad John, and his daughter Angelica.

“The Twins” as they are known locally, were getting ready to celebrate their upcoming 57th birthday on September 30th.

Brian Evans, manager of The Dog House approached BFBF and we talked to Tom about doing a joint benefit to help with final expenses. This was very difficult for Tom to accept, as he is a very proud biker and has never asked for or accepted help with something so personal.

Tim, who still rode a classic red and black panhead, and Tom were well known motorcycle racers who to this day hold an unbroken world-class record. They have raced with the best racers across the US. The brothers are also known for their mechanical abilities, custom designs, and artistic abilities on custom cycles ranging from radical to smooth, and always unique, eye candy. Both known for their pleasing personalities and funny stories and to know them is to love them.

They were some of the first people Mickey wanted me to meet in NC. Raised by their dad, John, an admired veteran of 3 wars, the family still worked daily together. Yes, I said 3! Not only is he a 3 time war vet, he is very humble, and much respected.

The Bikers For Bikers Foundation and Brian Evans with The Dog House teamed up for the Tim Diffin Memorial Run/ Benefit to help Tim’s family on Saturday, September 29th. Tim’s wake was Sept. 28th with JD Tew of Freedom Biker Church of Fayetteville officiating and a huge attendance. When we got to the Dog House Saturday morning to set up for the benefit/run people were already waiting in the parking lot to register.

Kickstands were up at high noon, with twin brother Tom leading the Memorial Run. Tom use to fuel Tim’s bikes when they raced, now he carried him beside him in the sidecar. There were 66 people who participated in the run including nephew, niece, daughter, and sister Juliana from Israel and about 150 attending the event! Stops were Legend’s Pub, Lost Memories, and Crazy D’s Pub. Tom made an unscheduled stop for everyone to meet his dad, a very touching surprise and honor for all.

After the run there were door prizes, a raffle, and winner of the high hand, Cynthia Walton, on the run received a beautiful leather coat. Low hand, won by Riley, Tim’s niece, was her very first pair of leather chaps. The winner of the 50/50, Bill Johnson, Associate Pastor at Freedom Biker Church/Fayetteville, donated the money back and Joe Yersak, another FBC

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member, sold helmet stickers and donated the money to the family.

Brian Evans paid for the band, 80’s Unleashed, and a robust 3-man band whose music lifted the bittersweet atmosphere. Everyone was served pork loin topped with a “to die for” bourbon sauce, green beans, cheesy mashed potatoes, garlic bread, and a variety of desserts catered by Evan’s Catering, Inc. out of Roseboro, NC. Evan’s Catering, Inc. catered the event for free so all proceeds would go to the family, and the food was absolutely delicious, the people were friendly and very professional.

Mickey Carter, President of BFBF, made a rather unusual speech when he gave Tom the money made at the event. His message was about BFBF and what we do, but included: if you know something unusual or different is going on with your body, do not give up on doctors who say it is nothing and do not take it for granted. You know your body better than anyone, and pain, passing out, or unusual sweats are your indicators that there is a problem. So, be persistent and make sure doctors find out what is causing the problem, as you may not get another chance. Mickey and Tom shared tears and hugs and even a brotherly kiss, there were many that day. Tom was touched by all who supported the event and showed so much love for him, his brother, and the family.

The day was topped off with a big homemade card that everyone signed and a beautiful chocolate birthday cake, complete with 57 candles, brought out to Tom by Tim’s daughter, Angelica, while everyone sang Happy Birthday to him and his late twin brother! More tears and hugs were shared as the day wound down. As someone said, “It was a somber event at which all had a great time”. As Tom, his young son, JT, and Tim’s remains left the event, they did the “Whoopty Do”. This is a peel out where the sidecar comes off the ground and goes down the highway in the air! The “Whoopty Do” was requested

by JT. It is JT’s favorite and provided the “WOW” effect for everyone.

The following Monday, Tom had a new tattoo in memory of his twin. It has two gears working together done with some of Tim’s ashes mixed in the ink.

Thank you to Bikers For Bikers Foundation and the members who worked, Brian Evans, Evan’s Catering, Inc., US Foods, The Dog House and 80’s Unleashed. Thunder Cycles of Sanford, Cari Pfua of Performance Auto, Dairy Mart in Sanford, and Steve Downs for donating raffle prizes. A big thank you to all of those who donated, worked the event, shared pictures (Jimmy Phillips, Cynthia Walton, Cari Pfau, Irish Wolf, and Crystal Ryals), and those who came out and supported the event. The Legendary Tim Diffin, 9/30/55 - 9/19/12, an angel in the wind.

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North Carolina State H.O.G. Rally By: WildThing This year the North Carolina State Harley Owners Group Rally Committee elected to return to the beautiful Outer Banks. Originally slated for June, the date was moved to late September 27th-29th, and it coincided with Outer Banks Harley-Davidson’s 5th Annual Outer Bank Bike Fest.

The Ramada Plaza in Kill Devil Hills was the Host Hotel and location for the Registration Room and several of the events. This is where most folks gathered of a morning to begin the day’s excursions. Volunteers were on hand to register newcomers and relay event information. It was also the site for the ABC’s Of Touring Banner for the participants of that competition. The host hotel also set aside an area for the allimportant shine your ride part of the day!

The Outer Banks is a wonderful place for long tour rides, just enjoying the sea air and the magnificent vistas. There were also guided rides to visit the lighthouses and a “Roads Less Traveled Ride” that was proclaimed to take the riders places that would make them say ‘Where in the h*ll are we?’

At the closing ceremonies, groups of folks that went on these rides and to the Sanctuary Vineyard Tour all hooted their approval. There were north and south poker runs on the schedule of events where you got your card stamped at the stops and pulled the cards at the end. Guaranteed there are lots of roads to ride in the Outer Banks, enough to satiate the most adven-

turous motorcycle enthusiast, especially if your rally started the moment you left home on your steel horse.

The Rally Site was located at Sound Park that was right off Hwy 158 between the Wright Memorial Bridge and Outer Banks Harley-Davidson in Harbinger. It was really a nice place with wide-open spaces that ran from the highway all the way to the Currituck Sound. There was a large shelter there and the NASCAR Simulator was on hand to the delight of the wannabe racers! There was supposed to be a DJ there all weekend, but his sudden demise canceled that. The bike games and ride-in bike show were scheduled there for Saturday afternoon, but a few games were played just before the rain settled in and shut that down. Most of the day, riders went by the dealership to visit vendors and listed to music, checked in at Sound Park if they held a ticket for the BBQ lunch, and just rode around until the light rain scattered most back to their respective hotels.

Saturday evening the H.O.G. Rally held their Closing Ceremony in the Registration Room of the Ramada. The event prizes were awarded and door prizes handed out. There was a drawing for a special event specific hand made knife. This is a real nice collectible. The next morning a meeting of the chapter members with Bruce Motta was held to hear proposals for the 2013 NC State H.O.G. Rally site was voted on. I am happy to announce that next July 24th-27th Riding The Trails Rally will be held in Surry County, NC. Jean Collins will be the event coordinator and she has lots of experience with H.O.G. rallies and has several experienced committee members. So, we will be Riding The Wine Trails of the Yadkin Valley Wineries next summer! Watch for more details in The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine early next year.

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343 Memorial Ride

By: Judy Bortz The Red Knights Wilmington Chapter NC6 started this annual ride as a memorial to the 343 firefighters who died in the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001, a tragedy that no American will ever forget! The event gets bigger and better every year!

Red Knights work all year planning this ride, and it was well organized and ran great start to finish! Kickoff started Saturday night 9/15/12 with The Beach Billy Boys jamming out at Beach House Bar & Grill. It was a fun night of camaraderie and fellowship.

A pre-party only works with a late start and KSU at 1 PM on Sunday was just fine! Sign up started at Britt Motorsports at 10 AM with bikes riding in right up to KSU. Riders signed up and received a dog tag with the name of one of the 343 who perished. The dog tag with the name of Nicholas Chiolato was presented to Greg & Kathy Sanders who were personal friends of his. It was just one of many very touching moments that made up the opening ceremony. Eric Earnhardt recited the fireman’s prayer, and a prayer for the safety of those participating in the ride. Mike Campbell, board member for the NC Jaycee Burn Center, spoke of the innovations the center has made, and the lives saved with the donations and support they get.

There was a moment of silence for the 343, and for two local sons who have recently passed. RIP George Parker and Jimmy Jones! A local vocalist, Kelly, sang the Star Spangled Banner so wonderfully it brought tears to many a biker’s eye. After

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There were fire trucks from Wilmington, Leland, Sloop Point, Hampstead, and Winnabow Fire Departments lining Market Street, and retired fire truck Seagate 791 sat in the front lot with ladder up and flag waving. There was a flag adorning the front of Britt’s that covered most of the showroom windows from roof to sidewalk, it was HUGE! There were well over 343 participants riding on 287 motorcycles saddled up for the nearly 20-mile parade through Wilmington. The Wilmington Police Department and New Hanover County Sheriff’s Department did a fantastic job with the escort, keeping lanes clear and the parade moving without a stop. There were people lined up all along the route waving and cheering us on.

We returned to Britt’s for a lunch of grilled hamburgers and hotdogs with sides and fixings donated by J. Michaels Philly Deli. There was so much food that even after all those hungry riders ate, leftovers were offered to who ever wanted them.

The bake sale and prize raffles sold well, and the 50/50 raised $856. All told, this year’s event raised $10,400 for the UNC Jaycee Burn Center. This ride is always held the weekend after September 11th, so keep it in mind for next year, because you can bet Red Knights NC6 is already planning it now!

Keep the rubber side down brothers & sisters and remember to thank the brave men and women of the Police and Fire Departments where you live and ride!

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Eastern Radiology 6th Annual Ride For The Cure By: Whistle Hill The weather was great. They could not have asked for a better day for a ride, hanging out with old friends and maybe meet a few new ones in the process.

On Saturday, October 6th Eastern Radiologists, Inc. sponsored and hosted their 6th Annual Ride For The Cure in Greenville, NC. Registration was held beginning at 9am at the Eastern Radiologists building and the ride started around 10am.

Approximately 100 or so riders went on the ride and there were more people that came out and didn’t go on the ride.

It was about 117 miles long and the scenery was absolutely beautiful which made the ride all the more fun. The first stop was Eastern Radiologists in Washington. It then went on to Pitt Family Physicians in Ayden, and then to Eastern Radiologists in Kinston, and back to Greenville for all the festivities.

When we arrived back in Greenville, the car show was going on and The Shake Doctors were playing the tunes. They had great food and a bake sale. A Myrtle Beach vacation and a new grill were given away. There was also a 50-50 raffle.

The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine and everyone who attended would like to give Jenny Myers and all the doctors and staff at Eastern Radiology need a big hand. These events are a lot of work to put together and even harder when the day of the event finally arrives. They don’t put this much time and effort into this just for the money. They do it because it is in

their heart and because of their passion to beat breast cancer.

The money they raise is used to help women in Eastern Carolina who have no health insurance and cannot afford screening for breast cancer and for research to maybe some day beat breast cancer.

Once again, big thanks to all the sponsors and people who pull this event together each year. I hope to see all of you again next year.

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2nd Annual Biker Blues & BBQ Classic

By: Grant and dpapabear The 2nd Annual Biker, Blues and Bar B Q Classic at Tilley Harley-Davidson of Salisbury was held September 20-22.

WOW - what an event. There were 54 Bar-B-Q cooking teams that came out to smoke, grill and party like heck for the 3 day Kansas City Bar-B-Q Society sanctioned cook off. Tilley employees and the Salisbury Harley Owners Group worked very hard to show the teams that Bikers LOVE Bar-B-Q. Uncle Bucks Pub and Grub hosted the Thursday night Opening party with two live bands; the Blues/Rock Band “The Bryan Thompson Band” and th’ Bullfrog Willard McGhee and special guest Tad Walters providing the entertainment.

Live music was the standard through out the weekend with the smell of smoke and meat in the air. There were vendors on hand and lots of food. Salisbury HOG served cold beverages and the approximately 7000 folks that strolled around during the three-day event had lots of fun.

This is a free event and combined with a Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned cook-off brings together sponsors, vendors, and competition cooking teams, first class entertainment, the general public, and motorcycle enthusiasts from all across the country. Some of the cooking rigs were unbelievable in size and ability. There was everything from the back yard grill to thousands of dollars worth of hardware.

Governor Beverly Perdue has also proclaimed this event as a State Championship and anticipates that this event will become one of the largest Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned events in the southeastern US. The proceeds from the event will go to several charities for our veterans, such as Folds Of Honor Foundation (www.FoldsOfHonor.org), Disabled American Veterans (www.DAV.org), Wounded Warrior Project (www.WoundedWarriorProject.org), and Operation Homefront North Carolina (www.OperationHomeFront.net). This event is about giving back and all your support is greatly appreciated.

Friday’s entertainment showcased D-J Fast Freddie Thompson, nationally known blues artist Big Ron Hunter and The Jill Dineen Band and had a great turnout. Attendees all had a great time with the party going into the night.

Saturday was the last day of the event with more entertainment during the day by D-J Fast Freddie Thompson. Don Tilley was on hand and brought a few of his friends along with him. Donnie Allison of the Alabama Gang was there along with other local celebrities. The cook off had 54 teams (6 more than the Lexington BBQ Festival) competing for the trophies, money, and most of all, bragging rights.

As for the judging of the chicken, pork ribs, pork, and beef brisket, and the awards ceremony, the winner of the Beef Brisket class was Cool Smoke. The Pork Ribs winner was also claimed by Cool Smoke. The Chicken class was claimed by Sauced! BBQ. B.S. Pitmeisters dominated the Pork class and were also declared The Grand Champion of the cook off. The Grand Champion Reserve went to Cool Smoke. The Old Stone

Winery sponsored the Peoples Choice and County Line Q laid claim to that title.

Saturday evening finished off with a Finale Party sponsored

by Tom McGrath’s Motorcycle Law Group featuring the Steel Horse Band (SteelHorseBand.webs.com).

Thanks to Tilley Harley-Davidson for holding the cook off and to all who took part and supported the event and the charities. GREAT Job to Event Coordinators, Gary and Anita Moss, Tilley’s GM, Tracey Edwards, and her employees, and the Salisbury HOG Chapter. It takes a lot to put on an event like this. Gary Moss was the coordinator of this kick ass event.

He and his wife, Anita worked many long hours to learn how to build this event to the level it has become. Both Gary and Anita traveled many miles and ate lots and lots of Bar-B-Q, talked to many teams, and made this event one to be talked about all over the southeast. Make sure you check out www. facebook.com/BikerBluesBBQRally to see all the pictures.

I am looking forward to the 3rd Annual Biker, Blues and Bar-B-Q in September 2013. Plans are already in the works, so plan to be there. You won’t be disappointed in the entertainment, vendors, and certainly not the BAR-B-QUE. I tried samples from several of the teams and I have never had pork that would just melt in your mouth. Mmm Good!

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SC State H.O.G. Rally

By: Mark Infield & Scott Wicker The SC State H.O.G. Rally held it’s annual event in the Ocean Drive section of North Myrtle Beach. And it was, to say the least, FUNOMINAL! The event was held at the Ocean Drive Beach & Golf Resort and hit the ground running the morning of Thursday, October 4th. The theme of the Rally was 20th Anniversary Homecoming on the North End. Over 300 pre-registered and half again as many registered as walk-ins and it wasn’t long before the fun started. You could scan a QR code with your smart phone and have an updated daily schedule sent to your phone or you could have rally updates texted to your phone. Is that cool or what?

Events of the rally included a photo scavenger hunt, shag dance lessons, and a night light bike show and that was before the Opening Ceremonies!

The Opening Ceremonies took place in The Spanish Galleon with opening remarks and introductions by Gina Gossenreiter, the 2012 Rally Coordinator, and the presentation of the chapter flags. Sponsoring HOG Chapters were Charleston Chapter #4774, Greenville Chapter #4800, Spartanburg Chapter #4813, and Thunder Riders Chapter #2051. The 3rd term Mayor of North Myrtle Beach, Marilyn Hatley, welcomed us to North Myrtle Beach and Jessica Worley welcomed us to the Ocean Drive Beach & Golf Resort. The winner of the Night Light Bike Show, RJ Winkler (2005 Ultra Classic) was announced and Stan Shannon was the Mayor’s Choice. Charnell Peake won $400 in the 50/50.

The Main Street HOG Trot and the Live To Ride – Ride To Eat Poker Run continued from Thursday until 3pm Saturday and the Sponsoring Dealer Receipt Tour ended at 6pm. The Sponsoring Dealers were: Harley-Davidson of Greenville, Harley Haven, Spartanburg Harley-Davidson, and Thunder Tower Harley-Davidson.

Friday began with a Guided Destination Ride led by Bill DeVaughn (Rolling Thunder SC 3) out to Conway and Georgetown and Murrells Inlet where everyone was released

to wander through the Hurricane Alley Fall Rally in Myrtle Beach and back to Ocean Drive Resort.

Between 11 and 1 there was a Sand Sculpture Contest with a $100 prize. There were 2 entries, so they split the prize money and gave both entrants $50! Can you imagine getting $50 to build a sandcastle?

At 2pm there was the “Show Me Your Tats Body Art Expo” sponsored by 5 Jesters Tattoo. This event was held poolside and had 22 contestants. Dale Green of Dirty Dick’s Crab House was the emcee and the judges were Heather David, Trish Brown, and Liz Love from 94.9 The Surf, local musician Marsha Morgan, H.O.G. members Mac & Sharon Thomas, and Pappy & Ken from 5 Jesters Tattoo. This was a lot of fun with a lot of audience participation. And the winners are: Small Color: Nancy (breast cancer tat, 10 year survivor), Large Color: Lorie (dream heart). Small Black & Grey: Linda (Owl), Large Black & Grey: Francine, “Sleeve” - Leg or Arm: John (dragon arm sleeve), Traditional: Dalton (Harley wings), Most Unusual: Kaci, Overall Female: Carol (tramp stamp), Overall Male: Dave, Best Rendition of a Portrait or Pin Up: Donna (Betty Boop), Best Overall: John (dragon sleeve), and Peoples Choice: Billy, Carol, and Linda who received SC HOG Medallions. All contestants received gift certificates to 5 Jesters tattoo and a t-shirt. I know I saw at least one new tat before we left on Sunday.

After that we went to Dirty Dick’s Crab House to eat and watch the Blue Crab Races. The food was great and afterwards we got to pick a crab out of a tray with tongs and place it at the start line of the special made “race track”. The winner was released into the creek. The losers got an all expense paid trip to the crab pot.

That evening, back at the Ocean Drive Beach & Golf Resort Main Street Horseshoe there was a ride in bike show. And the winners are: Big Twin Rigid Mount: 1st Place - Gail Bragg, 2nd Place - Gerald Gossett. Big Twin Rubber Mount: 1st Place - Steve Barnwell, 2nd Place - LZ Harrison. Full Dresser: 1st Place - RJ Winkler, 2nd Place - Marty Johnson. Sportster: 1st

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Then everyone went into the OD Beach Club for biker bingo. There were too many winners to name, but I will tell you that they got some pretty all right prizes. Odie and Mojo won a cool $500 in the 50/50. Ben Moreland of Lexington, SC won $274 in the final 50/50.

Saturday started out with the Life Member Breakfast at 7:30 am and then the proposal meeting for the 2013 SC HOG Rally location. Proposals were accepted to host the 2013 SC HOG Rally. Guess where it is going to be next year. It wasn’t announced until the closing ceremony that evening, but I can tell you now. The 2013 SC HOG Rally will be right back at the OD Beach & Golf Resort.

From 11-2 Dick’s Last Resort at Barefoot Landing had a free cook out for the HOG Members and then everyone assembled on the beach in front of the hotel for the Official SC HOG Rally photo. You can download a copy of it (and all of the event photos) at FullThrottleMagazine.com for FREE. You do not have to buy any images and they do not have PROOF written across them. Who loves you, baby?

Just up Main Street they had a parking lot blocked off. Mstr.

Deputy Timmy Glover from Charleston County and Deputy Brent Roy from Horry County demonstrated how to pick up your motorcycle if you drop it and some pretty tight turning.

After their demonstration, they held some bike games and

everyone; riders and spectators alike had fun.

The only thing scheduled for the evening was the Closing Ceremony where they recognized the Thunder Tower Riders for the most participants, recognized all of the 2012 HOG Rally staff, and said “Good Bye” to Bruce Matta who was officiating at his last HOG rally before National HOG does some restructuring. After the Parade of Flags there was music and dancing.

The Rally attracted folks from as far away as Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Florida. The event had to be the most organized Rally we had ever attended. You could tell when going through registration, each volunteer and worker knew their specific duty and the next plan of action. Anyone that inquired about the day’s events got an immediate answer from any volunteer there. Every event scheduled started on time and we were greeted and guided through the event by very courteous and knowledgeable volunteers.

We would like to Thank Gi Gi, Claire, Dennis, Sara, Tim, Mick, and everyone that made the 2012 SC State H.O.G. Rally great! You’re organization and attention to detail made this event a pleasure to attend. Thank all of you for your Hospitality! We will see all of you at next year’s SC State H.O.G. Rally.

Great event, lots of fun, huge turn out of special people!

Want to know another reason why? See page 68 of the September 2012 issue of the Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine!

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Summer Bash II

By: Buzz Greensboro Harley-Davidson hosted their annual Summer Bash this past June and everyone had such a rockin’ good time that they decided to have an encore. Summer Bash II was on the schedule for September 15th before the dust settled from the original Summer Bash! With a recipe for success already on the table, all that was necessary was cooperation from the weather, and they got it!

September 15th was a beautiful day. There were no threatening clouds, a light breeze was blowing and the sun shone down on a sea of motorcycles parked at Greensboro HarleyDavidson and the neighboring Motorcycle Park. A full day of entertainment had been planned with Harbor Breeze Band starting the day off. Now I expected these guys to have more of a beach sound, but I was impressed by the groove that these guys were in, and enjoyed their performance fully. Jacked Up followed the Harbor Breeze band and really got the crowed going. They pumped out a lot of popular rock hits and they nailed them all. Problem Child was the headliner of the event and brought the house down!

While the outside stage was rocking, Chunks Hawg Haven (located in front of the Motorcycle Park) had the doors up rolled up and the bartenders were slingin’ beer to all the patrons. Although there were plenty of folks crowding the bar, the bartenders did a great job getting drinks out with minimal wait, keeping the party rolling!

Greensboro Harley-Davidson had set up a special surprise for all the partygoers. They reeled in Timothy Murphy, who plays Galen on Sons Of Anarchy, as the special guest of the afternoon. Let me tell you, Timothy was more than accommodating to his fans that poured in to get his autograph. Tim took time to speak, sign autographs and pose for pictures with anyone who wanted. I was impressed!

Crowds of people filled the motorcycle park taking in the afternoon’s festivities. There were some vendor tents set up

around the perimeter including The Carolinas’ Biker Lawyer, Bob Karney, and Freedom Biker Church and there was hot off the grill food for sale that smelled awesome! During one of the band breaks, Billy Leonard fired up the Greensboro HarleyDavidson AHDRA drag bike and drew quite a crowd. What an awesome machine! Judging by the huge crowd of folks having a great time I’d say that Summer Bash II was as big a success as the original Summer Bash!

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It is located at 536 Farragut St, Greensboro, NC. Watch The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine Cruisin’ Calendar for their next rockin’ event, or just take off on a pretty day and go see ‘em over at Chunk’s Hawg Haven! You won’t regret it! Make sure you tell ‘em The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine sent ya!

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Hank Thibodeau, owner of Widow Maker Custom Design & Repair, plans a good run every year. As always he had great places for his stops. The first stop, as it is every year, was Crazy Shots in Hillsboro. Tiny made some homemade chili to warm everyone up. Then they were off to Z&J s and from there to Big Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is when Ronald Wahlers got the last card he needed for a flush. He donated his winnings back and so did Marybeth Williams who won the 50/50. That was very nice of her as $260 was some serious cash. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget there was also prize for the worst hand. Jamie Powell got it with an eight high. Well, Jamie followed suit and he also gave it back. I would say donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to a casino in the future Jamie.

Each year Hank has a painted panel donated by Zack Mathews up for auction. It was some nice work and it went for $300! A shout out to my buddy Bernard Warren for donating 2 flat side Fat Bob gas tanks that took in another $350.

During all that people were treated to some good food.

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Hank also wanted to say what a great job the blockers did and offer a special thank you to you all.

I am sure a lot of the riders would want to know that Kalley Eaton has finished her final treatment. Unfortunately, Megan Bunn was back in the hospital because her white cell count is down. So please keep these girls in you thought and prayers.

Hank, Anne & Dawson would like to thank everyone for attending and for their continual support with their annual runs.

They also would like to thank you for the support you give them in their business and all there future endeavors.

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ALR Post 55 Bike Show

By: Caroline Each year, the bike show at American Legion Post 55 in Winston-Salem has grown in popularity. There was a lot going on Saturday, September 22nd, but in spite of all the other activities, there was a good turnout for this year’s event.

The event started around noon and lasted until around 5pm and attracted a lot of first timers as well as the regulars. There was a sense of loss as the members had just found out the ALR Chaplain, Michael Burroughs had just passed away the day before. However, his son brought his bike and entered it in the show and won the people’s choice and standard class.

Despite the underlying sadness, it was hard not to enjoy all the activities and seeing all the awesome entries. As with previous years, it is always a treat to see what new design that Jeff Hufford comes up with in making the trophies. This is just one of the many activities that the Post 55 American Legion Riders are involved with throughout the year to raise funds for Veteran’s and other projects. Also, they will have more events scheduled in The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine Cruisin’ Calendar such as their Childrens Home and VA Hospital rides in November and December.

If you are a veteran or a supporter that is looking for a fun group to hang out with, you are always welcome to stop by 111 Miller Street in Winston-Salem to see these folks. There is always something going on that you can get involved with.

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KC’s Biker Barn Grand Opening

By: Raven Kathy and Chip Long have opened the most amazing little shop for all your biker needs in Rockingham, NC. You might have seen the “Bikers Welcome” sign at 2135 B Fayetteville Road on your way to the AHDRA races in Rockingham if you traveled US 1 to the track. On October 13, the Grand Opening announced “We’re here!” with a relaxing day at the shop.

Good times and good friends made for a great day.

Saturday party started out with a bang with great happenings going on in this little tucked away location. Free barbeque was available all day long and the local tavern next door offered to help as well by setting out the lawn furniture and opening

the doors for those who might take a break from shopping and exploring the great new location. Of course everyone had to sign the “wall”. (Kathy leaves the chalk out so you can express you artistic self when you come through the door.) Look for upcoming events and bike nights or coffee nights as we grow.

There are a lot of new and innovative ideas we are looking to explore to promote our local riding community.

With the upcoming holiday season, make sure you keep them on your shopping list for all your leather needs and gifts certificates. Personality says it all with this store. It all fits and all your needs are met. The staff at KC’s biker Barn would like to thank everyone who made the day a complete success. They couldn’t have done it without the help of S&A Bingo and ER Pawn, Clint and Willie from Bubba’s Finger Lickin’ Throat Ticklin’ BBQ Sauce, and all our friends and family. Thank you for all your support.

We also would ask that this coming December we keep the men of the NC National Guard Unit 2- 130th AOB in our thoughts and prayers. Chip, the owner of KC’s Biker Barn will be deploying with his unit and we ask for a speedy and safe return home to his family. I would also like to say let’s show him we can hold the fort down and make the business a huge success while he protects our country.

Chip, we hope to soon have you back here with Kathy, and just know we are here for you and your family in this crucial time.

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By: Caroline The Wounded Warrior Project is such a worthwhile organization, I was glad to see Wayne Pinnix at Circle W take on the challenge of organizing a ride to raise funds. By partnering with Johnny & June’s on September 22, he was able to raise $1,500. There were over 50 bikes plus more folks on 4 wheels that participated that beautiful fall day.

The riders left the Market Place Mall on Peters Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem around noon and returned later that afternoon for more fun, with live music, prizes and food. The riders were treated to drink specials, bike washes, and 3 live bands, 5Play, Bill West and the Hitmen, and My Highway.

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Trail Of Tears

By: Mike Callahan Nineteen years ago, Bill Cason of Whitwell, Tennessee, sat down with a group of friends and made plans for a motorcycle ride to draw attention to the plight of Native Americans during the famous Trail of Tears. With a humble beginning of only eight riders, who could have known that the ride would evolve into one of, if not the longest, organized rides in the country?

The main ride is always during the 3rd weekend of September, and begins in Chattanooga, TN and travels to Florence, AL. On Sunday, the ride continues to a destination in Oklahoma arriving on Monday. The pre-rides take place on the 3rd Friday of September leaving Cherokee, NC, Cartersville, GA, and Hopkinsville, KY, traveling to Chattanooga to join the main ride on Saturday.

This year, the Trail of Tears board called Dale Walksler, owner of the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley to see if he would be interested in conducting a tour for the TOT riders. “Interested? Wow!” Dale stepped right up and said he’d conduct a tour and then serve dinner afterwards. He said, “It won’t be just a run-of-the-mill barbecue. I’ll do it right!” He wasn’t kidding!

The event at Wheels Through Time was supposed to kick off at 3 PM on Friday, September 14th, so I rolled in about 2:30 and saw Dale’s son, Matt, taking Arkansas resident Terry Glasco on a tour of the museum grounds. Matt continued doing this until the tour and after dinner. The man knows how to show you a good time!

I’ve been through three tours conducted by Dale but, unfortunately, he was out of town on business, so Matt took over for his dad. It was a real pleasure to listen to Matt’s presentation and it was quite easy to tell his dad had instilled in this young man the passion for motorcycling. Matt related stories usually starting with, “Dad went to . . . . .” or “This guy called dad and

. . . .” It was pretty easy to see the respect Matt has for his dad.

Every time I go to The Wheels Through Time Museum, I always see a new display so I’ve described it as a “living museum” to many I meet. When you walk in, there’s the faint smell of engine exhaust that stirs the imagination of every rider.

It was easy to “feel the heartbeat” when Matt would crank up a V-twin that came off the assembly line in 1918. Like his dad, I saw him pat the tank when he’d shut ‘er down. Respect.

Matt’s tour took us through the early years of motorcycling and his enthusiasm never wavered as, I’m certain, he’s done this hundreds of times. There were many questions about particular bikes but, mostly, I heard, “Wow.” and “Man, I can’t believe how that happened.”

Matt had many stories to tell about various machines capping it off with a very rare Indian. This machine was reportedly built for one of the founders, Carl Oscar Hedström. He told us that Dale considered this the rarest machine in the collections as nothing on it was from Indian’s inventory. It was completely one-off.

The tour continued and Matt answered many questions until a lady approached and said, “Dinner is ready!” True to his word, Dale had a caterer who really knew his business.

On Friday, the ride to Chattanooga began on time with kickstands up at 11 AM. The Cherokee police did a great job getting us through town and on down to US 19 where we enjoyed perfect weather in the Nantahala Gorge. In Ocoee, TN, we rendezvoused with the Charlie Maxwell Memorial Ride from Cartersville, GA and rode to Thunder Creek Harley-Davidson.

The rest of the ride to Wewoka, OK went very well and the community came out to welcome us. Thanks to Woodmen of the World, the board of directors presented the Seminole Nation with a monument plaque. The main purpose, however, for the Trail of Tears Remembrance Ride is to raise monies for scholarships for Native American children. Bill Cason and the board members never charge anything to participate in the ride and raise capital through the sale of memorabilia, i.e. t-shirt, ride pins, patches, etc.

The ride participants know all about this and really help out.

You all know how big bikers hearts are. After all, it’s about the kids and respect.

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MRF - Meeting Of The Minds

By: Charles Holcombe The Motorcycle Riders Foundation puts on the largest meeting of motorcyclists across the United States to get together and collaborate among the ABATEs and other State Motorcycle Rights Organizations (SMROs) in an effort to protect the rights of all motorcyclists. Whether your state is fighting for freedom of helmet laws, safer highways, discrimination against bikers, Motorcycle Safety and Awareness, etc., this is the place to find out how another state won the war, and to get ideas and insight on how to get things done in your state.

That’s why the event is called Meeting Of The Minds!

This year, the MRF-MOTM was hosted by the Concerned Bikers Association (CBA-ABATE) Of North Carolina, the first time the MOTM has ever been held below the Mason-Dixon Line. It was the goal of the CBA-ABATE of NC to host the best event ever for the rest of our riding brothers from across the nation, and from what I heard from a lot of the guests attending the event, the CBA was most successful in their efforts!

Some local names participating in the event were Durham Mayor, Bill Bell who welcomed everyone to the event. Tom McGrath, motorcycle accident attorney gave a session about challenging statutes and your right to remain silent. Matt Shamblin, former MSAP Director for the CBA-ABATE of NC conducted a session about Motorcycle Safety and Awareness.

Kathy Harrington, NC State Senator from Gaston County was the guest speaker at the Awards Banquet. There were ample classes to choose from and many of our broth4530 Roxboro Rd. ers from across the Durham, N.C state were in attendance, including 919 -477-3713 our Founder, Rick Nail and our current State President, Randy Norris.

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Seriously?”

Between and after having a blast at the breakout sessions, the hospitality suite was the place to kick back and enjoy yourself or just get loose. I heard over a dozen times about how this was the best hospitality ever in the MRF history. It took many volunteers from the CBA to make this work, and my thanks go out to all of them. There was a lot of time and effort spent by some of the best in the organization, and I’m proud to be a part of it. Then there was the silent and live auction during the banquet that brought many great items from across the states, all with their own flavor. The one event that is a crowd favorite was the Tug of War between the Kilts and the Bibs.

Held in the grassy area behind the motel, I’ll bet there are still some shoe prints in the ground as these two teams went to a “two out of three” win for the Bibs. My money was on the Kilts, who must have had a big lunch before the pull, or maybe feeling the after effects of the hospitality suite, but I smell a rematch coming!

If you are lucky enough to be able to make it to one of the MRF-MOTM events when they come to your state, you’ll learn what an experience in education and brotherhood is all about. Next year the event is slated for Ohio, and I’ll definitely be there! It was truly good to see some old friends and meet some new ones. If you want to find out more about fighting for your rights on a national level, visit the MRF website at www.mrf.org and if you want be a part of a growing brotherhood defending the rights of bikers in North Carolina, visit www.cba-abatenc.org or a local chapter near you. Persons in other states should check out their local and state ABATE and SMRO’s.

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ing, having taught in the area for many years. Another “main course” of the evening was the Jumpstart Riding Experience, an excellent way to get your first taste of riding. The evening ended on a high note with discounts offered to everyone in the MotorClothes department and drawings for gift cards.

If you want to keep up to date with this and all the events at Smokin’ you can get on their email VIP Club at www.Smokinharley.com. You can also check out the Full Throttle Cruisin’ Calendar for all the events at Smokin’ Harley-Davidson. Better yet, cruise on over to 3441 Myer Lee Drive in Winston-Salem, NC and check ‘em out. Let them know that you read about them in The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine.

By: Caroline Last September 27th, Smokin’ Harley-Davidson hosted a Ladies’ Garage Party. This event continues to be very popular for several reasons. First of all the attendees get to preview all the new bikes and accessories. More importantly, the dealership welcomes all levels of riding, from veteran riders, new riders, and those thinking about becoming riders.

We were lucky enough to have certified NC Rider Education instructor, Bob Penn to talk about what to expect in group riding. Bob is a valuable resource on just about all aspects of rid-

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By Judy Bortz There have been 83,474 POW/MIA since WWII. September 21st is National POW/MIA Day of Remembrance, but they should be remembered every day, and never forgotten. This is a big part of Rolling Thunder’s mission, and you can contact the National Chapter at www.rollingthunder1.com to find out about chapters in your area, and show your support.

Wilmington has a beautiful memorial downtown at the river, and on Friday, September 21st, Rolling Thunder NC3, VFW 2733, VVA 885, and American Legion Post 10 held a service there to honor all of those that have served in the armed services, and those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

Rolling Thunder member Scott Britt led a motorcycle parade to the monument on the Luke’s Wings bike with flags waving. American Legion Post 10 Honor Guard posted the colors, and VFW Chaplin James Roggina offered an opening prayer.

Rolling Thunder President, Matt Wall, introduced the guest speakers; including Rosalie Colarco from Congressman Mike McIntyre’s office, New Hanover County Commissioner, Jonathan Barfield, and retired USMC Master Gunnery Sgt., E.D. Wilkinson, who all gave very poignant speeches.

The names of those who have been returned home were read, and after a prayer for those still missing, VVA 885 lit the flame of freedom and remembrance candles for all attendees.

We kept the flames lit throughout the reading of the names of the NC missing. The sun was setting on the river in brilliant hues of pink and flaming orange for this part of the ceremony.

There were so many names. It brought a tear to my eyes.

North Carolina has one native son still being held captive somewhere between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Sgt. Bowe R. Bergdahl, US Army, was captured in Afghanistan in June

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2009. We need to keep our elected officials on top of the mission to bring him home. Call your congressman and ask about his status. Do all that you can to let our officials know you won’t let him be forgotten!

The Honor Military POW Bucket was there, signed by ex POW’s and sharing their experiences with an individual bio on each man that signed the truck. Owner Wayne Daniels was the Grand Marshal for Rolling Thunder in DC and carried Bowe’s parents with him in the truck for the parade there.

The ceremony was well attended by the community, and veteran motorcycle groups were chief among them. You don’t have to be a vet or a biker to keep the search going for those that have not been returned. Keep them in your heart and never forget their sacrifice!

Visit www.fullthrottlemagazine.com for all the pictures of this ceremony.

Thank You Veterans from the bottom of my heart!

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There was not much going on inside the City Limits of Myrtle Beach since they let us know we weren’t wanted there, but most of the hotels, motels, and restaurants still like our money. But there was plenty going on at the south end around the Harley-Davidson Shop, Suck Bang Blow, The Beaver Bar, and all the local hangouts. Then there are vendors at the Barefoot Landing and Beach House Harley-Davidson in Shallotte as well with plenty of the local venues offering something to attract your business. There are plenty of bars, saloons, and entertainment venues on the south end of the beach as well as the north end around the Cherry Grove/Ocean Drive area that love us and want us right on. Then there are lots of open roads to ride maybe for a day trip to Charleston or up to the Carolina Beach/Wilmington area and take the Ferry across from Fort Fisher to Shallotte.

One place I always go to for some great food is the Swingbridge Saloon on the north end. They always have one evening offering a FREE Pig pickin by DEM BOYS BBQ and they certainly do a great job. They also are there from Wed to Sun and selling plates loaded with their great pork, ribs, and chicken! So go by, grab a couple drinks and some food followed by bands later in the evening.

This October the weather was perfect. It didn’t matter if you were out riding, playing on the beach, hanging out at one of the local establishments downing couple cool ones, or just watching the bikes and people, it was a nice weekend!

So if you are one that hasn’t been lately, you need to saddle up and catch next year’s spring and fall rallies. There’s Always a party somewhere!

Ride often and stay safe, but have fun along the way!

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Myrtle Beach Harley-Davidson’s 3rd Annual Toy Run

Date: Saturday, December 8th 2012 Time: 10am-2pm American • Including 50/50 Raffles & Door Prizes • Proceeds going to the American Red Cross Red Cross • Ride starts at Myrtle Beach Harley-Davidson • Ride to The Beaver Bar & The Wild Horse Saloon (Hwy 707) • Cost - $10 per person or a toy donation valued at $10 • BBQ Lunch provided after the ride

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2012 Ray Price Capital City Bikefest

Low! Thousands of people filled the dealership and took over By: Angelica Roman the side street as they browsed the hundreds of bikes and The 2012 Ray Price Capital City Bikefest, presented by Navendors. Harley Owners Group members came from across the tionwide Insurance, took place Friday, September 21st, Saturregion to get a HOG pin at the Pin Stop. Representatives from day, September 22nd, and Sunday, September 23rd. This year’s the Harley-Davidson York Factory were on hand to meet with event benefited the North Carolina National Guard and the customers.

USO North Carolina. The event was held at the dealership all In downtown Raleigh, Fayetteville Street was motorcyclethree days, and in Downtown Raleigh on both Friday afternoon only parking. Three rows filled both sides and the center of and all day Saturday, and was by far the largest!

Fayetteville Street from late morning until the end of the event, The excitement kicked off on Friday, September 21st at the and thousands of people milled between the rows, checking out Ray Price dealership with dozens of motorcycle vendors set up all the different types of bikes. in Vendor City across the street from the dealership. Leather Regional and local bands, such as Experience This, Mostley goods, patch sewing, LED lights, cleaning products, clothCrue, All My Rowdy Friends, Apprehending, jewelry and more were available for ed Ones, and Shoot To Thrill, played on the public. Food vendors filled the air the Main Stage while the crowd sang along with delicious aromas. The Tattoo Fest, to their favorite songs. At the Entertainsponsored by Warlock’s Tattoo, doubled in ment Stage, performance groups Sube size, featuring 10 artists from five shops: Ritmo and Fusion Dance Crew from NC Warlock’s Tattoo, Double Deuce Tattoo, State showed off their moves, and acoustic Sacred Art, and Inked Sanity. The shops performances by Sevryn and Amy Radley, donated half of all their proceeds from the and local bands Erik Smallwood, Rustweekend to the Bikefest charities! honey and Revelus entertained the crowds.

At 12 noon, 1 Wheel Revolution motorOur presenting sponsor, Nationwide cycle stunt team performed a sneak peek Insurance, featured their NASCAR Show stunt show on Fayetteville Street in front Car and motorcycles. The Circus Una of The Oxford restaurant and the courtThrill Show, sponsored by The Oxford, house. The lunch crowds from downtown performed her gravity-defying motorcycle businesses crowded the street for this act by riding her bike across a wire, while exciting and unusual event, cheering on as her partner performed acrobatics dangling the stunt team performed wheelies, rode in the air! backwards, and did burnouts!

Metric Alley, a new element sponsored This year, the Bikefest featured two anby Team Powersports and hosted by Lewis nual rides and an all-new ride. The Patriot Clark (the Godfather), was home to metric Ride had 150 riders, who headed from the bikes and all things power sports. 1 Wheel dealership to the NC National Guard ArScott Clevenger Photography Revolution executed crazy stunts on Buell mory for a special presentation. The Meat and Harley-Davidson motorcycles on one side, while Team House in Raleigh sponsored The Patriot Ride for the second Powersports and Yamaha set up displays on the other end. year, and they served up delicious burgers to all the registered iWheelie.com brought their wheelie machine, allowing attendriders. ees to perform their own stunts on the stationary bike!

Around 6pm, the Kick-Start Parade brought customers from The Ray Price Racing team cranked up the drag bike and the dealership to downtown for the Fayetteville Street kick-off, filled the streets with echoes of the roar, and Ray Price and his featuring several bands and performance groups, including the rider Tommy Grimes signed autographs. Hooters sponsored the award-winning Wolfpack Clogging Team. Ray Price welcomed Bike Show & Shine, which featured trophies in over 20 classes, and thanked all the attendees and sponsors. The 595th AFROTC with over 60 amazing bikes competing.

Color Guard from NC State University presented the colors Boston Nichols of Bike & Rider Productions judged and while Robert J. White, United States Army, Special Forces, Sgt. emceed the bike show and here are the results. Indian: 1st Place First Class (Ret) performed the bagpipes, followed by the Na- Dave Mims, 2nd Place - Bob Manzak. Custom Metric Cruiser tional Anthem with American Idol finalist, Adam Lee Decker.

Over 1000 cc: 1st Place - Eugene Wooldridge, 2nd Place - Jason The all-new Parade of Lights ride, sponsored by Custom Carpenter, 3rd Place - Rusty Vint, 3rd Place - Christian Rocuts.

Dynamics, featured nearly 50 bikes, lit up with LED accessory Shovelhead: 1st Place - Ken Hall, 2nd Place - Matthew Schuster, lighting, and was quite a sight to see as they paraded through 3rd Place - Wade Rogers. Custom Heritage Springer: 1st Place the downtown area.

- Gary Harvey, 2nd Place - Michael Phillips. Mild Touring: Saturday the Bikefest was in full swing at the dealership.

1st Place - Randy Carter, 2nd Place - John Specht. Late Model The Lucky Number Prize Board was up, as customers eagerly Ridged Bobber: David Burrill - Best In Class. Custom Dyna: searched for their matching number to win a prize, which Best In Class Gary Raven. Ridged Chopper: 1st Place - Ronincluded a brand-new, 2012 Harley-Davidson Sportster Super

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Each year, thousands of people come from around the region to enjoy our one-of-a-kind motorcycle festival! With plans already in progress for the 2013 Capitol City Bikefest, the Ray Price dealership family could not be more excited.

Ray Price Harley-Davidson and Triumph would like to thank all of our Bikefest sponsors: Presenting Sponsor Nationwide Insurance; Founding Partners 96.1 Radio, 94.7 QDR and the Raleigh Convention Center; Official Sponsors Gregory Poole Equipment Company, Raleigh HOG, Gary Poole Motorcycle Attorney, WebEFX, NC Governor’s Highway Safety Program, Boom Magazine, the NC Education Lottery, and Sheetz; Element Sponsors: Custom Dynamics - Parade of Lights, Team Powersports - Metric Alley, Warlock’s Tattoo - Tattoo Fest, The Meat House Raleigh - Patriot Ride, Hooters - Bike Show & Shine, The Oxford Circus Una Motorcycle Thrill Show, and World Tabernacle Church - 1 Wheel Revolution Stunt Show.

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nie Clayton, 2nd Place - John Savage. Mild Custom Touring: 1st Place - Meredith Page, 2nd Place - Tim Sutton, 3rd Place Andrew Malm. Sportster 883: Best In Class - Gretchen Sutton.

Metric Antique: 1st Place - Dave Mims, 2nd Place - Robert Gay, 3rd Place - Warren Nason. Dyna Stock / Mild: 1st Place - Ralph Ellington, 2nd Place - Alan Wilder, 3rd Place - Chris Gorman, 3rd Place - Thomas Young. Custom Metric Under 1000 cc: 1st Place - Brandon Hockaday, 2nd Place - Connie Vint. Radical Metric: Best In Class - Dave Hockaday. H-D Softail: 1st Place - Al Jacobs, 2nd Place - Steve “Smurf” Keene. Road King: 1st Place - Greg Page, 2nd Place Tom Nee, 3rd Place - Dennis Mikel, 3rd Place - Steve Morton, 3rd Place - Matt Beaty. 1200 Sportster: 1st Place - John Matthis, 2nd Place - Abel Diaz, 3rd Place Todd Allen, 3rd Place - Toppy Winters. Heritage Softail: 1st Place - Donnie Gregory, 2nd Place - Terrence Baur. Custom Heritage Softail: Best In Class - Brian Forte. Road Glide: 1st Place - Jeremiah Marshall, 2nd Place - Daryl Harris.

Old School Chopper: 1st Place - Tim Young. Can-Am: Best In Class - Barbara Winters. Big Wheel Touring Street Glide: 1st Place - Donnie Coffey, 2nd Place - Brandon Morris. Big Wheel Touring Electra Glide: 1st Place - Lee Myers, 2nd Place - Guy Wilson. Deluxe: Best In Class - Meredith Page. Buell: Best In Class - Rodney Lee Robbins. Deuce: 1st Place - Robby L. Robbins, 2nd Place - Lonnie “Doc” Brown. Panhead: Best In Class - David Hamilton. Radical Touring: Best In Class - David Russell. Trailer Rig: Best In Class - Larry Dean. Best Metric: Eugene Woolridge. Best Touring: Rankin Creek. Best Custom: David Burrill. Best Stock: Ken Hall. Nationwide Choice: Best In Show - Robby Robbins. Hooters Choice: Best In Show Eugene Woolridge. Best Of Show: John Matthis.

Anyone who would like to have pictures of the Capital City BikeFest or individual winners accepting their trophy can visit FullThrottleMagazine.com and download as many as you like for free.

Sunday brought hundreds of people for Freedom Biker Church’s Worship Rally Sunday morning, and hundreds more rode in throughout the day to enjoy the live music by Apprehended Ones, motorcycle vendors, food, and to register for our unclaimed Lucky Prizes raffle. 1 Wheel Revolution performed stunt shows throughout the day, and tossed give-a-ways to the crowd. The Tattoo Fest held a contest, giving awards for the top three tattoos in 10 different categories. Contestants lined the upstairs atrium, eager to show off their ink to the judges.

The 2012 Ray Price Capital City Bikefest brought over 100,000 attendees from across the state and region, filling up the Sheraton Hotel downtown and other nearby hotels. The Patriot Ride, Parade of Lights, and Tattoo Fest raised more than $8,000 for the NC National Guard and USO-NC.

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The ride went through parts of town and then went out on the back road to see the beautiful colors. It was one was their biggest day rides and all of the proceeds go to the parents of children that wouldn’t otherwise have a Christmas. So we the riders try to bring smiles to their faces by doing what we do best. It makes our hearts and their hearts feel good when we all get together.

All I know is when I went thought the town of Burnsville, I could feel happiness from the people waving and taking pictures. They seemed proud to see us all. It’s beautiful to see a group of bikers together doing a good deed. We know we are making someone happy by the smiles on their faces.

The sponsors that supplied the food and drinks deserve a special thank you and we also want to say thank to all the merchants and businesses for all the door prizes. We are happy you enjoy participating in this good cause. And to Altec, Brian Peterson, Lucy Wilson, the Director of the Funshine Camp on the great desserts. She made sure there were desserts for diabetics. Also a special thanks to Lee McFarland for volunteering his time to be the emcee and music man for the day.

We had a break down on the back road and we want to thank all of you for helping us to take our bike home. Thank you again for all your help. See you next year and have a happy holiday.

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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 young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious, and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird’s attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music, and anything else he could think of to “clean up” the bird’s vocabulary. Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even more rude. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he’d hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John’s outstretched arms and said, “I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I’m sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior.” John was stunned at the change in the bird’s attitude.

As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird spoke up, and very softly said, “May I inquire as to what the turkey did?”

licious... I won ‘t be long. I’ll be right back. I promise. OK?” “You want munchies, Poochie Pooh?” She opened the oven and took out 5 dishes of different snacks: chicken wings, pigs in blankets, mushroom caps, and little quiches. “But my sweet honey... at the bar, you know there’s swearing, dirty words and all that...” “You want dirty words, Cutie Pie? Listen up chicken sh!t! Sit your ass down, shut the f..k up, drink your beer in your frozen ass mug and eat your friggen’ munchies because your married ass isn’t going riding with your buddies to a damned bar! That shit is over, got it, jackass?” And...they lived happily ever after.

turns?” Governor Romney politely responded, “I’ve found a very secure place that I’m certain they won’t be found.” The insistent heckler, then shouted, “And just where is that, dummy”? Governor Romney smiled and said, “They are underneath Obama’s college records, his passport application, his immigration status as a student, his funding sources to pay for college, his college records, and his Selective Service registration”. “What’s your next question?”

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A married couple was asleep when the phone rang at 2am. The wife (undoubtedly blonde), picked up the phone, listened a moment and said, “How should I know, that’s 200 miles from here!” and hung up. The husband said, “Who was that?” The wife said, “I don’t know, some woman wanting to know if the coast is clear.”

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In a convent in Ireland, the 98-year-old Mother Superior lay dying. The nuns gathered around her bed trying to make her last journey comfortable. They tried giving her warm milk to drink but she refused it. Then one of the nuns took the glass back to the kitchen, remembering a bottle of Irish Whiskey that had been received as a gift the previous Christmas. She opened it and poured a generous amount into the warm milk. Back at Mother Superior’s bed, they held the glass A couple had only been married for two to her lips. The frail nun drank a little, then weeks and the husband, although very much a little more and before they knew it, she in love, couldn’t wait to go out bar hoppin’ had finished the whole glass down to the with his old riding buddies. So, he said to last drop. As her eyes brightened, the nuns his new wife, “Honey, I’ll be right back.” thought it would be a good opportunity to “Where are you going, Coochy Coo?” asked have one last talk with their spiritual leader. the wife. “I’m going to the bar, Pretty Face,” “ Mother Superior,” the nuns asked earnestly, he answered. “I’m going to have a beer.” “Please give us some of your wisdom before The wife said, “You want a beer, my love?” you leave us.” She raised herself up in bed on She opened the door to the refrigerator one elbow, looked at them and said: “Don’t and showed him 25 different kinds of beer, sell that cow”! brands from 12 different countries: Germany, Holland, Japan, India, etc. The husband We visited our newly married daughter, who didn’t know what to do, and the only thing was preparing her first Thanksgiving dinner. I that he could think of saying was, “Yes, Lol- noticed the turkey thawing in the kitchen sink lipop... but at the bar... you know... they have with a dish drainer inverted over the bird. I frozen glasses... “ He didn’t get to finish the asked why a drainer covered the turkey. Our sentence, because the wife interrupted him daughter turned to my wife and said, “Mom, by saying, “You want a frozen glass, Puppy you always did it that way.” “Yes,” my wife Face?” She took a huge beer mug out of the replied, “But you don’t have a cat!” freezer, so frozen that she was getting chills just holding it. The husband, looking a bit During a recent Romney campaign stop, a pale, said, “Yes, Tootsie Roll, but at the bar heckler from the audience hollered, “Hey they have those munchies that are really de- Mitt Witt, where are you hiding your tax re-

A mortician was working late one night. He examined the body of Mr. Schwartz, about to be cremated, and made a startling discovery. Schwartz had the largest private part he had ever seen! “I’m sorry Mr. Schwartz,” the mortician commented, “I can’t allow you to be cremated with such an impressive private part. It must be saved for posterity.” So, he removed it, stuffed it into his briefcase, and took it home “I have something to show you won’t believe,” he said to his wife, opening his briefcase. “My God!” the wife exclaimed, “Schwartz is dead!”

Because I’m a man, you don’t have to ask me if I liked the movie. Chances are, if you’re crying at the end of it, I didn’t...and if you are feeling amorous afterwards...then I will certainly at least remember the name and recommend it to others.

A biker and his ole lady are shopping in their local Wal-Mart. The biker picks up a case of Miller Lite and puts it in their cart. “What do you think you’re doing?” asks the ole lady.

“They’re on sale, only $10 for 24 cans”, he replies. “Put them back, it’s a waste of money”, she demands, and so they carry on shopping. A few aisles further on along, she picks up a $20 jar of face cream and puts it in the basket. “What do you think you’re doing?” asks the biker. “It’s my face cream.

It makes me look beautiful,” she replies. The Biker retorts: “So does 24 cans of Miller Lite and it’s half the price.”

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12th Annual Rumble Through The Tunnels

By: Amy Staggs If you were on the road on Saturday, October 6th and it seemed like you were seeing an unusually large number of motorcycles rumbling throughout Hampton Roads, you can stop rubbing your eyes. They were everywhere. Over 450 motorcycle enthusiasts were on hand to show their support for the men and women who proudly serve our country.

Both military and non-military riders, some who rode as much as 4 hours, were out in force to participate in this one of a kind event.

Fleet Ride, the motorcycle event better known as “Rumble Through The Tunnels”, was started 12 years ago by Bayside Harley-Davidson’s owner, Maurice Slaughter, and retired Navy employees who wanted to show their appreciation to the local military community. They chose the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society as the benefactor of the fundraiser.

Founded in 1904, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is a private non-profit charitable organization that provides financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the Naval Services and eligible family members and survivors when in need. Hampton Roads is a Navy town, and those in this community are keenly aware of the sacrifices made every day by our military families. We are fortunate to have organizations like the NMCRS in the area to help these families.

Safety was once again at the forefront of this year’s event.

The Portsmouth Sheriff’s Department Motorcycle Unit and City of Portsmouth Motor Squad escorted riders from the dealership, through the city of Portsmouth to the Mid-Town Tunnel. We then looped back around through the tunnel, where the two-way motorcycle traffic in the tunnel lived up to the Rumble through the Tunnel legacy. Special thanks is due to the Portsmouth Sheriff’s Department, City of Portsmouth Police, and City of Norfolk Police Departments who controlled traffic at the intersections and kept the parade rumbling along without incident.

The riders ended up back at Bayside Harley-Davidson where they enjoyed live music from the Cory Daniel Band. Several food vendors were on-site to provide lunch for the riders. Numerous vendors were also on-site with all kinds of motorcycle gear and services to include leather riding gear, pin stripping, powder-coating services, motorcycle insurance, and lots of beautiful biker jewelry. Lots of good food, live music, and vendors kept everyone busy until the formal donation presentation to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society of the $3,585 super-sized check.

There were also 10 beautiful local ladies competing for the title of Miss Fleet Ride 2012. The girls competed in Jeans and Leather, Bikinis, and Patriotic wear. They were also judged on stage presence, poise, as well as their responses to the question “What is Fleet Week, and what does it mean to you?” The top three ladies will also serve as the Bayside Harley Girls for 2013 in advertising and promotions.

Including this year’s event, Bayside Harley-Davidson has raised over $79,000 for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.

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Bros & Bro-ettes If my memory serves me correctly, the first Thanksgiving in November of 1621, was the early settlers inviting the Indians to share their first harvest. And it was the Indians that had taught them how to grow the corn, how to hunt, and all the things necessary for survival in this new land. So the ones that could have been enemies were enjoying the blessing of the harvest together.

Thanks – GIVING not Thanks – GETTING. I believe we have kinda gotten things mixed up some since that first Thanksgiving. Today, sadly, more people are thankful for what they are getting than for what they have opportunity to give.

And especially when it comes to giving to someone of a different color or nationality or maybe a different club or maybe a different church!

Did you know that it was during the middle of the Civil War, in 1863, that President Abraham Lincoln set the 4th Thursday in November as a National Holiday proclaiming this day for “Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.” At a time when America was very divided, Thanksgiving was an opportunity to give, not take; to help others and share your blessings, and to remember from where all blessings come!

It seems this year we have the same opportunities as we look at our divided nation, our divided society, and our divided churches. Surely we can see reasons to give to others and

reach across the barriers of social issues. Bikers are known to have big hearts. Maybe we can be examples to the “citizens” that are only getters, not givers.

Jesus gave everything for us, even while we were yet His enemies! He tore down walls of religious and political divisions, and gave the gift of Eternal Life freely to anyone that wills to accept. Pray the Biker’s Prayer on this page and mean it in your heart; then be thankful as you share Thanksgiving with ones that may have been enemies before!

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Over 120 bikes and a few carloads of people signed up to play the scavenger hunt Sunday, Oct 7th. I never rode a scavenger hunt before, and my bike is set up with a solo seat so I had to ride with others if I wanted to play. The group who took me under their wings were friends that have done the race before, and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss a single clue on the list. It was perfect fall weather, and everyone had a great time interpreting the clues to win the hunt. After the ride, which wound through beautiful countryside, there was music by Lynn & the Waves, your choice of pulled pork or chicken with all the fixins, live and silent auctions for everything from jewelry to vacations, raffles, a car show, and motorcycle stunt show by Dane Britt at Britt Motorsports. Mary Lane won the car show with the pink toy car sporting angel wings. You can see the winner and all of the cars that entered at FullThrottleMagazine.com.

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Defenders MC The 3rd Annual William Bunn Poker Run on October 6th was a great success. Everyone lined up at Ray Price Harley-Davidson, 1126 S. Saunders St., Raleigh, NC beginning at 10am and the ride left at 11:30.

We left Ray Price and took Lake Wheeler Road to Ten Ten Road. Took Ten Ten Road to Holly Springs Road to Buck Jones Road to Jones Franklin to Chapel Hill Road to Edward Mill Road to Duraleigh Road to Blue Ridge Road to Lead Mine Road to Strickland to Highway 50 to Highway 98 ending up at McKenzie’s bar at 12215 Hampton Way Drive in Wake Forest.

After arriving at McKenzie’s, the 50/50 of $75 was drawn. I do not know who won it. There was a $50 gift card to Eternal Ink, and every registrant got a $15 off coupon from Ray Price Harley-Davidson. There were also T-shirt and coozie giveaways William was made an honorary Raleigh Police Department officer in April of 2009 prior to his losing the fight with brain cancer the following June. But his memory lives on as the Tar Heel Defenders MC (www.TarHeelDefendersMC.com) hold this ride in his honor to benefit the Wide Open Charitable Foundation. After William’s passing, his father, Mark Bunn, started the Wide Open Charitable Foundation (www.wideopencf.com) to help other children fight the battle that they face with cancer.

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By: Jeff Deal October 6th was the 5th Annual Three Streams Family Health Care Center Cruz’n 4 Livin’ Charity Poker Run to benefit the community efforts of Three Streams Family Health Care Center. The ride began at TSFCC at 1710 Old Haywood Road and toured Highway 151 with stops at MR Motorcycles and Harley-Davidson of Asheville before returning back to the health center where they finish up with some music and BBQ. Each year local area businesses donate prizes and money for the ride. this year there were proizes for worst hand, secret card, and the grand prize for best hand was $300 cash. On hand this year to give out the prizes was the reighning Mrs. Asheville, a real nice end to a good ride.

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Cancer Benefit Evening Ride By: Dale “Razor” Ray, President HCMM, Siler City Chapter & Chaplain for Redemption MC, Pittsboro On September 15th, HARD C.O.R.E. Motorcycle Ministry held an evening ride to benefit two families in our area battling cancer. 50 Bikers came out to ride! We had all the pizza & salad you could eat and the deserts were plenteous! There were also plenty of cold beverages available (Coke, Diet Coke, MelloYellow, Sprite). Sorry ya’ll, no alcohol.

We were escorted by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department motor patrol officers through Chatham & Randolph Counties while the sun was setting and continued after the darkness fell. A familiar nip was in the air as we finished the last few miles.

Several clubs and ministries were represented: Redemption MC, United Bikers MC, Sons of Thunder M/M, and of course HARD C.O.R.E. M/M members and their families along with many independent bikers and friends.

We held a “Bible Run”, which is patterned after a poker run.

We created a full deck of playing cards customized to show Bible characters. They portrayed Jesus as the King, Mary as the Queen, God as the Ace, then there’s a Lamb as the Jack, and #10 thru #1, etc. Each card has a complete Bible Verse relating to its character and, of course, the HCMM emblem on the back of the cards.

The object of the game is to get Scriptures in the hands of the players. Each player KEEPS the card he/she draws out of the stack where on a normal poker run the cards are put back in the bag. We hope that maybe, one day, the player will look back and remember where and when they received the “Good News”. There’s a prayer of blessing prayed over the deck of cards at every HCMM benefit ride!

A raffle was held afterwards where several businesses donated items from a complete service job (Sanford Honda) to front end alignment (Toyota of Sanford) and vehicle inspection (Campbell Paint & Body of Goldston) as well as T-Shirts, Leather Wallets, Suspenders, etc.

There was a very generous “Grand Prize” for the Bible Run winner donated by Advance Auto of Siler City, Zack White’s Leather of Ramsuer, and a dinner for 4 from Five Guys Burgers & Fries of Durham for the winning hand held by “Otis” of Redemption MC! One of the best things about the ride was watching the chaser roll in with an empty trailer!

Amanda Shores Clark stopped by to show the appreciation of her Family (one of the two families we were riding for. Her father is battling Stage 4 cancer. She spoke to the crowd and moved the hearts of everyone present!

The Brown Family wasn’t able to attend. “Big Randy” is also battling cancer. Since the planning of this ride began, Randy’s son has been taken out of work and his daughter-in-law has been admitted to the hospital!

The total raised (so far) from this ride is $650 going to the families. HCMM wishes to gratefully send a “THANK YOU!” to everyone that came out on such a beautiful evening! God Bless YOU!

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The Biker’s Code

It used to be that all bikers shared a common bond, an unspoken code of ethics and behavior that transcended words and was built on actions. There was never a bible written on this Biker’s Code and there was no need for such. But the times are a-changin’ and there seems to be a lot of new riders out there.

These days the riders you see blastin’ down the road are just as likely to be clad in shorts and sneakers as jeans and engineer boots. And the roughest, toughest-looking biker you pull up next to could be your doctor or lawyer and may be wearin’ a Rolex watch under his leathers. There’s nothing wrong with that, so long as these new riders learn the Code just as we oldtimers did.

Being a biker used to be about using your creativity to take a basket case old hawg and using only grit and ingenuity, turning it into a one-of-a-kind eye dazzler, then risking your life on the asphalt on a bike you made yourself out of pride. Bikers wore leather and grease because they knew cagers would just as soon run them down as look at them, so they had to be intimidating.

We were a breed unto ourselves with no union, no support group, and in many cases no family (they threw us out). We had to make it in the world of our own, against all rules, against mainstream society, and against all odds. We survived and prospered because of the Biker Code and we never took bullshit from anybody.

As an old scooter bro once said, “It’s every tramp’s job to school the young. How else are they gonna know a Panhead from a bed pan?” With that in mind, we bring you a primer on the basic two-wheeled Code. Take heed, brothers and sisters, for our Code is a hallowed one filled with honor and loyalty, the likes of which have not been since the days of knighthood: Don’t take any bullshit. Be kind to women, children and animals, but don’t take any bullshit. This is an essential part of being a biker. It has to do with respect and honor. Anyone can be a quick-tempered fool. Be cool, stand tall and backup what you say with action.

Never lie, cheat or steal. Another way of saying this is to always tell the truth. Bikers know that his word is his bond. Your word is all you have in life that is truly yours. Guard it carefully and be something noble, for you are a true knight of the road.

Don’t snitch. If you see a wrong, fight it yourself, if you are about anything you’ll take care of problems yourself and never feel the need to snitch someone off. Snitches are the lowest life forms on earth, right up there with bike thieves.

Don’t Whine. Absolutely no one likes or respects a whiner.

Another way to say this is hold your mud. Still another way to think of it is, “Don’t sweat the small stuff”. Most of life’s little inconveniences work themselves out whether you whine or not.

Keep your chin up, dammit! You’re a biker, not some lowly snail. Never say die and never give up. Whether it’s in a fight, a debate, or a business deal, no matter how bad it gets, a biker never gives up.

Help others. When a brother or sister is broke down by the side of the road, ALWAYS stop and help them. Even moral support, if that is all you can give, is better than riding on by. And don’t just help bikers; show the world that we are better than

our image portrays us. Courtesy costs you nothing and gives you everything. Remember life is about the journey, the ride, not getting there. You are already there!

Stick to your guns. Do what you say you’ll do, be there when you say you will. This is called integrity. This also goes back to standing for something. Like the song says, “You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything.” Life is not a drill. Yeah, this ain’t no dress rehearsal.

This is life. Go out and take big bites of it. You’ve got no time to lose and bikers don’t stand around waiting for the party to come to them. You only go around once. Tomorrow you could be road kill, thanks to a cell phone user texting at the wheel of his or her cage. Live life now, make the most of each moment.

All right, now let’s review. You are a biker, a modern-day knight of the road. Protect the weak, walk tall and stand proud.

Your word is your bond. Stick to your guns. Don’t take any bullshit. Life is not a drill. Now go forth and ride. When in doubt, ride. That’s what we do...ride. If you want to ride around in a Day-Glo Hawaiian shirt and sandals, go for it, but if you don’t mind looking like an idiot, at least don’t act like an idiot.

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To really give us old drag race fans even more flashbacks the AMRA hosted a Nostalgia Drag Racing League event in conjunction with the Harley Drags. Between rounds of thundering Harleys, including some old drag bikes, they ran cars from years ago. Several classes of cars from Mustangs and Camaros, to funny cars, altereds, and front-engine rails tore down the strip.

Carolina racers made us proud at Bowling Green. Tracy Kile, Leicester, NC, qualified #2 in Top Fuel. He finished the season third in AMRA national points. Jay Turner, Julian, NC, qualified third in top fuel and made it to the final round before being eliminated.

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