Thunder Roads Magazine Tennessee April 2016 by Thunder Roads Tennessee

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HAPPY SPRING! It’s that time… time to get out and head to your favorite bike night, attend events and rally’s or just get out and RIDE! I hope everyone managed to stay well all winter, we have had a time with illness the last few weeks in our home! The dreaded FLU virus got me at the beginning of March, then just as I was almost over it, Scott gets it. He rarely gets sick, I think it’s partly because he is exposed to everything at the Fire hall and after 27 years his immune system is very good. Since he isn’t used to getting sick, when he gets sick, he is the WORST patient on the planet, LOL!! I thought I was going to have to take him to the ER but he wouldn’t have it so we dealt with the flu the whole month of March. Needless to say, it put a damper on all our plans to get out and set up Registration and Ride Stops for the Tennessee Thunder Run, so as you can see, the list in this issue isn’t as long as we hoped it would be. We have a lot of places that want to be Ride Stops, we just didn’t make it around to all of them to get them set up due to being so sick all month. BUT, please check our Facebook page and website daily as the list will grow every week. Speaking of websites, if you have tried to access ours lately, it has been under construction, but we had a little time while we were sick to work on our new and improved site and hope you will take a look at it and let us know what you think :) The Tennessee Thunder Run Registration/Ride Stops and Ride Stops will be updated daily on the website and you can view all the events happening around the State as well as purchase Thunder Roads Tennessee apparel and subscriptions. Check it out… www.ThunderRoadsTennessee.com This year Thunder Roads® Tennessee along with Boswell’s H-D® Country Roads are proud sponsors for the 2016 Buffalo Valley AMA Amateur Hillclimb at the Middle Tennessee Dragway. We would love to see you all at this event on April 9th and September 17th! You can find all the details on the ad in this issue or look at their Facebook page, Buffalo Valley Hillclimb. We will have our booth set up there, so stop by and see us. Show us your Ride Card and you will get a BONUS CHECK-IN for attending this event! We will also have our booth set up at the AMA Pro Hillclimb Championship event on July 30th also sponsored by Boswell’s H-D® Country Roads and Thunder Roads® Tennessee. There are a LOT of bike nights, poker runs, and other events going on this month, so be sure and check them out on the events page and our wonderful advertiser’s ads and hopefully will see you at some of them. Be safe on the roads this riding season and we’ll see ya soon! Ride Hard Live Free, Denise, Scott & Thunder Dawg

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Chaplain’s Corner Pastor Ron Baptiste Founder of Covenant Confirmers Ministries Inc. www.covenantconfirmers.org Founder of Tennessee Biker Medical Clinic Inc. www.tennesseebikermedicalclinic.org TN.COC State Chaplain www.tenncoc.homestead.com Member of NCOM Christian Unity Council www.facebook.com/NCOM.Christian.Unity Pastor Ron’s messages can now be downloaded off the website Leadership Skills can now be downloaded off the website

“Identity Theft” John 10:10 “The thief (devil) cometh not, but for to steal, kill, and destroy: but I am (Jesus) come that they may have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” Satan wants to “steal” your Identity. If you have ever had your personal Identity stolen then you know how devastating it can be. Someone has access to your bank account and can make false charges to you and destroy your credit. It is satan’s job to deceive you into thinking that you’re a loser and nothing will ever work out for you So, if he can keep you from knowing who God says you are instead of who the world and your past says you are, he’s won. Col. 2:8 “Beware lest any man spoil you through Philosophy and vain deceit, after the traditions of men, after the Iudiments of the world and not after Christ.” Notice that Paul is warning us with “Beware” and that it will be “a man that spoils you.” Then Paul gives us the avenue in which it will come; “Through philosophy,” which is man’s values & beliefs and not Gods. It will come with “vain deceit,” lies that only benefit the liar. Remember that deceit is always laced with an ounce of truth. Next, Paul warns us about “The Traditions of men.” Man has always had a hard time with change and the Bible states that “The traditions of men make the Word of God of no effect.” Paul also mentions “The rudiments of the world,” which is values and beliefs of the world system mixed with a little truth from the Bible. Then Paul ends with a profound statement: “And not after Christ.” Paul is warning us that there are some who prefer to follow man’s religion rather than Christs. If we don’t know God’s Word for ourselves, then we’ll believe everything the worldly religion tells us. This is when satan can come in our lives to “kill, steal, & destroy.” Satan is looking for people that don’t know the Word. Prov.14:12 “There is a way (religion) that seems right unto man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” These won’t know their wrong until they reach “The End” and by then it will be too late. If you don’t know the Word of God, then you’ll align yourself with “man’s philosophy.” Ever wonder how it is that we all serve the same God, same Jesus, with the same Bible, going to the same heaven and April 2016

yet there are so many different Christian beliefs stating that they’re right and everybody else is wrong, That my friend is “man’s philosophy, vain deceit, traditions, and the rudiments of the world.” That’s why God gave us the Bible, to balance it all out by His Word. If we don’t know God’s Word, we’ll fall for anything that sounds good to our flesh. Gen. 2: 16-17 “The Lord God commanded…of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, Thou shall not eat of it.” Gen.3: 3 Eve was trying to quote God:“God has said, ye shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it.” Now all this sounds wonderful but Eve is “Adding On” to what God said, look at vs.3 again, God never said “Ye shall not touch it.” It sounds good and we may all agree that it should be there, but the fact is God didn’t say it! That’s where man has always gotten into trouble by adding on something to what God has stated, we may think it sounds right, but are we trying to make man equal to God? You can’t obey the Word if you don’t know the Word. Until next time, keep your face in the wind and your kickstand up. To be found faithful, Pastor Ron

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AMELIA is a very wise old gal. She is about 16 years old needing a home with lots of love. Her most recent blood tests show no kidney failure or issues with her thyroid. She loves to eat but only wet food. She currently lives in a home with small children, dogs, and other foster cats. There doesn’t seem to be a thing that bothers her at all. She appreciates a warm bed to sleep in and to have her beautiful gray hair brushed. If you’d like to bring a senior cat into your home, she would make a perfect addition for most families. BARNABAS is a sweet little fellow. He is quite the snuggler!! He is a lap kitty for sure. He will give you endless love. Barnabas is healthy, but has tested positive for FIV (but is not showing any signs of the disease). He is 2 years young. He can live a long happy life. He is searching for that special someone to love him.

MEET REESE, a young female adult cat around 2 yr. old. Loves to have your attention. She is looking for her forever home. Reese is perfect for someone looking for a great companion kitty. She requires special food. It averages out to just $5.62 a week or just around $22 a month. A small price for a lifetime of love! She does great with kids and likes to sleep in the bed with you. ROSE is a gorgeous, sweet girl who takes a little bit of time to warm up to you, but once she does you won’t find a more persistent cuddler. She loves curling up with you in front of your computer or on the bed or couch. She would prefer to be the only cat so she can have all of your affection. She is looking for a warm, patient soul who can show her lots of love and earn her trust.

MEET SWEET CAROLINA! She is a beautiful Manx. She is very loving and sweet but would do best as a single cat. Her adoption fee is sponsored. She needs a loving home.

SHADOW is a Bombay Mix who is absolutely the sweetest and most laid back cat I have ever seen. He loves to be held and carried around and is a total lap cat. Great with others cats and kids.

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HAPPY PAWS IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER FOSTER BASED RESCUE. WE HAVE NO MAIN FACILITY. APPOINTMENTS MUST BE MADE TO SEE OUR CATS. THANKS! If you would like to meet any of these loving kitties, please call Jill @ 865-765-3400 or email her at jcoffey3@hotmail.com Please fill out an application at: www.happypawskittenrescue.org Please like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/happypawskittenrescue Adoption Fee Covers: FIV/Felv testing, de-worming, vaccinations, spay/neuter, & Advantage flea prevention.

Cage Free; A Year on 2 wheels The first 6 months

by Jake Ashley

o what is “IT” that defines someone as a Biker? Is it the Biker bars you frequent, the bike rallies you attend, the club or association you belong to, or participation in a local HOG chapter? Is it the uniform of black and leather with some more black, and some tattoos? Does the bike you ride matter? Must you be obsessed with riding every day or just a weekend warrior? Yeah, I would say I am obsessed with riding, have had a number of Harleys, an Indian, even a Honda. I’m an active Riding Club and HOG member. Got the Bar & Shield tattoo, as well as many others. My wardrobe has way too much black! And my collection of rings and bracelets is continuing to grow. But still the question nags me…”Am I a Biker?” I haven’t been to any of the BIG rallies, Thunder Beach, Daytona, Sturgis, etc.… Been to a couple of the smaller ones, 21 and up deals, but that just isn’t my kind of party. Yet I have a feeling this is not a defining point of what really being a Biker is… I love a challenge, and don’t want to live with regrets, and I feel I need to dive into this and find out for myself what a biker is? And so the idea came to mind to attempt being Cage Free for an entire year. Sell my car and get on with it! So for a year, 8/11/2015 to 8/12/2016, I plan to chronicle the ups, downs, challenges, and freedoms encountered during this search for this elusive biker identity. The following is a recap of experiences during the first 6 months of riding Cage Free! Within the first week of being Cage Free I realized that I didn’t have the kind of quality riding gear needed to ride regularly in the rain and be comfortable. I have a 60 mile roundtrip commute for work each day and arriving soaking wet makes for a bad start to a workday. That being said, a spare change of clothes was brought in to the office as a standby and a quality rain suit was purchased. Along with the rain suit I also purchased rain boot covers, not only do they keep your feet dry, they are also great in cold weather if you don’t have lowers on your engine guard. They also do a great job of not letting the wind blow through your paint leg and boots which helps to keep your feet warmer on a cold day. They really make a difference! I also realized that my bike needs protection from the elements sitting out in the parking lot all day, day after day. It is not just the rain, but the sunlight takes its toll on the seat, dash, and paint. Note to those thinking about buying a cover for your bike, pick something with a high visibility color. The first one I bought was black and a car backed into my bike, the excuse being they didn’t see the bike, and I could see their point, black on black is pretty good camouflage. Luckily only minor damage to the bike. I then purchased a solid red cover and haven’t had an issue since. My next gear purchase was a full face helmet, I knew it would make cold weather riding more bearable, but I also found it to be the best thing to have when riding in the rain! Wasn’t expecting that. With the helmet purchase I also made it a point to have an anti-fog solution. I went with Pinlock antifog lens. It has worked great, and seems to last for about a season 8

of rain and winter riding. I will be getting a new Pinlock lens each year for the full face helmet. Enough gear talk, on to riding. I have always admired hearing about guys doing the Iron Butt ride, how far they went, how long it took, how bad their asses hurt, etc. Sounds like a real biker experience I needed to get under my belt, and this was my time to do it. My buddy Gman was down to do the ride, so we chose a route from Murfreesboro to the Hard Rock Café in Biloxi, MS and back. 1049 miles in total. I read up on tips for doing the ride from the Iron Butt Organization and took their recommendation of making short stops every 50-70 miles for either gas or food to help endurance during the ride. We did this for the first 520 miles to reach our turn around point of the Hard Rock Café. The endurance part really worked! I have never felt so fresh after 500 miles of riding. We felt so good that we decided to just drain the tanks before we made stops on our way back to Murfreesboro. That helped us make good time but we were wiped out by the finish of it. It took us 17 hours total to make the ride with a couple rain delays along the way. Loved the experience, but not something I desire to do again. At the halfway point of the Cage Free adventure. I have ridden 11,054 miles since the start on August 11th, 2015. My wife Chris has been such great support! I love her for putting up with my motorcycle madness and actually encouraging me in it. Taking the time to actually focus on riding everyday has brought some unique and subtle insights about riding that I may have never have noticed until now. Here are some of those thoughts; I really enjoy riding in stormy weather, especially in the moments just before and after bad weather. Wow! I actually enjoy my full face helmet. Probably the most “make a difference” piece of gear when riding in the rain. (I had never worn a full face helmet in the past) If the forecast says 80% chance of rain, it is probably 50/50 that you will actually get rained on. There have been so many more good days of riding despite the percentage chance of rain in the forecast that would have kept me off the bike in the past. Pack rain gear and ride! The safest way to ride, is to ride in the moment! Don’t be day dreaming or worrying about something in the future or the past. Riding in the moment will help you foresee a dangerous situation ahead and help you react quickly to avoid an accident. But most of all you will enjoy the ride even more! Here is my personal mantra that goes through my head as I start a ride, “Heads Up, Stay Sharp, Ride Smart”. With all that said, I am really looking forward to the weather getting better as spring arrives. The next 6 months will be filled with club rides, poker runs, HOG rides, and bike rallies! You can read up on my experiences on Word Press at: https://cagefreeayearontwowheels.wordpress.com/ And on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CageFreefor12months/ I’d like to thank the following: Scott High of Thunder Roads for a lot of great advice, the Road Warriors Riding Club for brotherhood, the Murfreesboro HOG chapter and all the bikers I have ridden with and encouraged me on this great adventure!

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America the Beautiful Meteor Crater Arizona As we were traveling Route 66, we discovered a gem that we had never heard of. If you wonder about what would happen if a major meteorite landed in your town, Meteor Crater in Arizona is the best preserved meteor impact site on earth. It is located 37 miles east of Flagstaff and 18 miles west of Winslow (as in the Eagles’ “Standing on the Corner in Winslow Arizona”) and is a must see along Route 66. From I-40, the site is five miles off Exit 233. The site is privately owned by the Barringer Crater Company, and is, therefore, a National Natural Landmark, rather than a protected National Monument, as it is not federally owned. The crater was created by an asteroid traveling 26,000 miles per hour approximately 50,000 years ago. The impact left a hole in the ground a mile across, 2.4 miles in circumference, and 550 feet deep. The energy of the impact was the equivalent of that of 20 million tons of TNT. By contrast, the Hiroshima atomic bomb equaled 20 thousand tons of TNT. If it was a football field, two million fans on the rim could watch 20 football games being played, at the same time. It was a natural location that was used for training for U.S. astronauts’ moon landings. In the center of the crater is a cutout figure of a 6 foot tall astronaut, dressed in a white spacesuit. From the rim, it appears as a small white dot! That is one big hole in the ground! They are digging in the center, trying to locate pieces of the asteroid. A large chunk, found on a neighboring property, is on display in the Visitor’s Center. The center has 24 exhibits on meteors and their encounters with the earth. One of the exhibits is a test Apollo space capsule, which never flew, but shows the cramped conditions that the astronauts endured. Check their web site for admission fees, hours, and other information: http://meteorcrater.com/. Ride Safe and Have Fun!! Cooper 12

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Lady Rider - Christine Ashley Why I ride… You ride your own bike? That’s a question that still throws me off a little bit. Of course I do. Why is that such an odd thing in 2016? I’m a member of a local HOG chapter and there are many ladies who ride their own bikes. Then I look around and take note of the number of ladies compared to the number of men and realize it is a bit lopsided. Not only is it lopsided but the men tend to ride a lot more – a lot more often and a lot more miles. Even when I ride with the ladies, there’s more often than not a man in attendance. Are we afraid to ride our own bikes? What if we break down? What if we (heaven forbid) go down? Can we take care of ourselves? I just want the women reading this article to think about those questions while I tell you why I choose to ride my own bike. How it started….one day I came home from work, changed clothes, and met my husband in the driveway with my helmet in my hand. I wanted to ride! He pulled in from work and said he was sorry but he was tired and didn’t feel like it that evening. My response was, “hey, I could ride my own you know”. The idea was born – I really could ride my own. We had two bikes in the garage. My husband had recently upgraded to a larger bagger and had his 2008 Dyna Superglide still in the garage. I asked him a few weeks later to take me out and show me how to ride her. I was terrified! We went to a side street and he told me to just walk her forward a bit and then to let off the clutch and pick up my feet. I refused to pick up my feet! She was too big and too heavy and I was frightened. We went out one other time and it didn’t go much better. He made plans to attend a relative’s wedding out of town and, while he was gone, I signed up for a weekend Basic Rider Course. I figured the worst thing that could happen is I wouldn’t like it but I’d be a better passenger for having taken the course. The weekend was HOT and our protective attire (long pants, long sleeves, boots, helmet, gloves…all the basics) did not help while we stood around and slowly rode on the hot asphalt parking lot. It was a tough class with a demanding instructor and I left the first long day exhausted, frustrated and determined. I can’t tell you how excited I was to earn my certificate of successful completion and get that “M” added to my driver’s license! Of course, this was only the beginning, I still needed to get on that big Dyna and lift my feet. My husband took 14

the Dyna out to our favorite unbuilt neighborhood with lots of roads but no houses yet. I got on her and took off….lifted my feet with no problems at all….I had my confidence! You see, that’s what it is all about. That’s what I want you to take away from this article. It is a double edged sword – confidence. You need to have confidence to get on that bike and ride or you won’t be successful but you GAIN confidence by riding. I practiced and practiced – every day. Soon I was making figure 8’s in the cul de sac of that unbuilt subdivision and getting her into second and sometimes 3rd gear on the straight roads. One day I announced that I wanted to ride her home – on the real roads. My husband tells me he was planning to ride behind me in the car and let me go slow and take the curves (there are several on the trip home) at my own speed. He said he was surprised when I turned out of the subdivision and rode home at the speed limit, like a pro. I was ready to take off the “training wheels”. The best thing I did was take a long trip with my husband. We rode the bikes east to the Tennessee Smoky Mountains. I conquered a couple switchbacks and discovered that a long ride was the best way to really get a “feel” for the bike. I told my husband I felt like we were “one” – Dyna and I. I’ve been riding for 1 ½ years now and I absolutely love it! I feel strong and confident when I’m on my bike. Have I encountered challenges while riding? Of course I have. The car that pulled out directly in front of me, the deer that walked onto the road ahead, a bike that wanted to stall when I left off the gas, rainstorms, etc. but all of that just made me more sure of myself and let me know I could handle these things. Thankfully, I handled them without panicking and they all ended well and with the bike shiny side up! I credit my Rider Safety class and my demanding instructor for my not panicking and knowing to automatically pull in the clutch or instinctively downshifting and using both brakes…all things he hammered into us during those hot and challenging days in Rider Safety class. Practice, practice, practice – I still learn things regularly that make me a better rider. That and enjoy the ride! We would love to hear YOUR story! ALL ladies are welcome and encouraged to join and contribute to our monthly Lady Rider column. Please submit your story and photos to: ThunderRoadsTn@gmail.com

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by “Rebel Ron” The subject of this Flashback article is a native of Maury County who now lives in the Culleoka community. His name is Larry Watson, but long time riders in the area call him Smokey, thanks to a two stroke motorcycle that made more smoke than speed in his early riding days. Larry has a great history of riding all sorts of two wheelers beginning when he was 14 years old on 1961 Harley-Davidson Hummer. Then he moved on up to bigger bikes, Yamaha Catalina, Triumph, BSA, Kawasaki, and even a Honda CB 750 chopper until he settled on a 2008 Harley Softail that he still enjoys riding on the scenic roads of Tennessee and beyond. Smokey also raced Motor-Cross and did hill climbs in his youth. Amazingly he won the very first hill climb he entered back in 1972 on a souped up Honda. He loved his iron horses very much, but he also loves to ride horses as well. He has ridden everything from mini mules to regular horses in the popular Mule Day parades in Columbia, Tenn. for decades and can be found on many Tenn. backwood riding trials today. Larry is a single fella these days, but he was married 3 times. He has a daughter, Crystal, who brought him two grandkids, Ty & Tia. When I asked if he was married during this interview he replied, “No, I’m happy.” I have heard Watson say before that he had many wives riding on his bikes back in the day but only 3 of them were his. Larry was a cool rider back in the 60›s with his cool shades and white loafers with no socks. He remains a fun man to hang out with or talk to about riding and racing in the early days. Hope you stay healthy and happy Larry, while you continue to enjoy riding both hawgs and horses. If you know anyone who’d like to be the subject of this article, please let me know. You can reach Rebel Ron at celticgranda2@yahoo.com or call 931-374-8368.

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THUNDER ROADS® TENNESSEE is proud to introduce the 2016 Tennessee Thunder Run Ride n’ Win Contest! It’s a state-wide, season long (April – October) riding challenge hitting great destinations and events across the great state of Tennessee.

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HOW TO GET STARTED

1. Go to any Registration Stop listed on the map with a red star or on the Stops pages. The information that you provide when you sign-up for your FREE Ride Card only goes to us and will NOT be used for any other purpose than this contest, but may be shared with the dealership you get your card from. You will not have to provide any other personal information again after this. You will be handed your FREE Ride Card right then. It has a unique number on it- take note because that is YOURS and ONLY YOURS. Once you get your card, you do not need to register again. The Ride Cards do NOT expire so hold on to it. THIS WILL BE A YEARLY CONTEST, so you’ll need it next season too! 2. Once you have your Ride Card go to any or all of the stops listed this month and show them your card! Registration Stops are also Ride Stops. That stop will write your unique Ride Card number down. Let them know if you spend over $10 there because your Ride Card number will get counted twice! 3. Check the following months issue to see if your Ride Card number is listed as a winner. You must check this each month as Thunder Roads® staff will not contact you and let you know you won. If your Ride Card number is listed as a winner, email TennesseeThunderRun@gmail.com to claim your prize. In the email please provide your name, address, phone number and Ride Card number. Again, the information only goes to us at Thunder Roads®. Please note: You only have 45 days to claim your prize from the 1st the month it is listed in the magazine.

We will be adding more Registration/Ride Stops and Ride Stops across the State every month, so make sure to pick-up your copy each month of Thunder Roads® Tennessee to see that month’s Ride Stops and also to see if your Ride Card is listed as a winner!

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Winners are randomly picked from each Registration/Ride Stop and Ride Stop. The more places you check-in the greater your chances are of winning a prize from that stop or one of our sponsors prizes! If you spend $10 or more at any of the Registration/Ride Stops or Ride Stops your Ride Card number gets counted twice! Please note: The reason why this contest is FREE to you, the rider, is because of our sponsors and stops. So we want to encourage everyone to support them in return. That is why we count your Ride Card number twice if you spend $10 or more. You can check-in 1 time each week at each Registration/ Ride Stop & Ride Stop. Riders are able to win multiple prizes - based upon the drawing of their check-in. Some prize drawings are specific to only check-ins for the particular month - while others prizes are drawn from checkin’s season long. ALL CHECK-INS remain in the system for end of the season prizes!

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IT’S REALLY THAT SIMPLE! 1. Get your Tennessee Ride Card. 2. Get the list of Stops each month from your Thunder Roads® Tennessee Magazine, our website, or Facebook page. 3. Ride out to these Stops and show them your card. 4. And then you win cool prizes, including cold hard CASH! Thunder Roads® Tennessee will also be registering riders for Ride Cards at specific events throughout the year as we distribute magazines. Key events, such as Bike Nights may have special booth for Ride Card registrations. We will list these events each month on the Event Stops page in the magazine. In most cases, we will be offering special incentives to those checking in with their previously issued Ride Card at these stops. Thunder Roads® Tennessee will also be working with charities and various nonprofit events to include them in the Run schedule as well. This will be an easy means of encouraging participation and attracting riders from outside the local communities. In many cases, we will have specific prize drawings for those at these events. The Ride Cards will allow participants to easily and safely check in at all Stops. Some Thunder Roads® Tennessee Sponsors will also be offering discounts to readers that present the cards. Thunder Roads® will be listing special discounts and offers in the magazine throughout the year as an added value to readers and means of encouraging our partners to offer these extra savings. PLEASE NOTE: Once you have received your TENNESSEE RIDE CARD, you will not be asked to provide personal information or emails at any location for check-in. You simply enter your ride card number! This is not simply a “Chinese Fire Drill” or maddash across the state. This is a Ride program. It is meant to be a means for readers to discover new riding destinations and enjoy the ride there. In fact, we have designed the program to encourage folks to break out of their local routes and trek to the furthest corners of the state.

JUST GET OUT AND RIDE! We want to keep things exciting for you – the readers and riders on the run. We’re bikers and it’s all about the ride. We want to help create fun experiences for you and share some cool spots in our state. We have designed this run to entertain and challenge our readers – as well as promote our partners. If your business would like to be a Stop or be a Sponsor, please email us at TennesseeThunderRun@gmail.com

LET’S RIDE! As we mentioned, this is a dynamic event – intended to be tweaked and developed over time. If you have ideas, suggestions, or concerns – please don’t hesitate to let us know. You can email us at TennesseeThunderRun@gmail.com

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Go to any Registration Stop listed in the magazine, on our website, or Facebook page. We will be adding more Registration Stops across the State.

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At participating locations listed in the magazine, on our website, or Facebook page APRIL – OCTOBER. We will be adding more Stops across the State every month.

WIN PRIZES (MONTHLY & GRAND)

Each location is giving away a prize every month APRIL – OCTOBER to one lucky winner who checked in at their location. You are allowed to check-in one time per week at any location. If you check-in every week, that would give you four chances of winning their monthly prize. The more places and times you check-in each month, the more opportunities you have to win monthly prizes as well as the GRAND PRIZES.

BONUS CHECK-INS

THE 2016 TENNESSEE THUNDER RUN presented by Garza Law Firm is supported by our sponsors, so we want to encourage everyone to support them in turn. For that reason, we’ll issue a BONUS CHECKIN to riders spending $10.00 or more at that stop. The check-in stop will verify that you spend $10.00 or more and allow you to log in the BONUS check-in.

END OF SEASON GRAND PRIZES

Will be announced as the season goes on in an upcoming issue, on our website, and Facebook page. Grand prizes will be given away in November!

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REGISTRATION & RIDE STOP MAP

Scan this code with your phone and download the map to go with you on your ride stops! Stop Name

Stop Type

Address & Phone Number

Hours

Boswell’s Harley-Davidson® Country Roads

Registration & Ride Stop

1424 Interstate Drive, Cookeville, TN 38501 (931) 526-3139

Mon - Thurs: 10am-5pm Fri - Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 11am-4pm

Boswell’s Harley-Davidson®: Music City

Ride Stop

180 2nd Ave North, Nashville, TN 37201 (615) 242-7078

Mon - Fri: 10am-6pm Sat:10am-7pm, Sun: 11am-5pm

Boswell’s Harley-Davidson®: Nashville Location

Registration & Ride Stop

401 Fesslers Lane, Nashville, TN 37210 (800) 475-0737

Mon - Fri: 9am-6pm Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 12am-4pm

Boswell’s Ring of Fire Harley-Davidson®

Registration & Ride Stop

2200 Gallatin Road, Madison, TN 37115 (615) 855-1001

Mon -Closed, Tues - Fri: 9am-6pm Sat: 8:30am-4:30pm, Sun: 11am-3pm

Buckle and Hide Leather

Ride Stop

197 Enon Springs Rd West, Smyrna, TN 37167 (615) 768-5041

Mon - Fri: 10am-7pm Sat: 9am-5pm

Buffalo Valley AMA Amateur Hillclimb

Event Stop (see us at our booth)

680 Rock Springs Rd, Buffalo Valley, TN 38548 (931) 858-2912

Apr 9th & Sept 17th 11am

Bumpus Harley-Davidson® of Collierville

Registration & Ride Stop

325 South Byhalia Road, Collierville, TN 38017 (901) 316-1121

Mon: Closed, Tues - Fri: 10am-6pm Sat: 9am-4pm, Sun: 11am-4pm

Bumpus Harley-Davidson® of Jackson

Registration & Ride Stop

326 Carriage House Drive, Jackson, TN 38305 (888) 477-2212

Mon - Fri: 9am-6pm Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 12pm-4pm

Bumpus Harley-Davidson® of Memphis

Registration & Ride Stop

2160 Whitten Road, Memphis, TN 38133 (901) 372-1121

Mon - Fri: 9am-6pm Sat: 9am-4pm, Sun: 11am-3pm

Bumpus Harley-Davidson® of Murfreesboro

Registration & Ride Stop

2250 N.W. Broad St, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 (615) 849-8025

Mon - Fri: 9am-6pm Sat: 9am-4pm, Sun: 11am-3pm

Catalyst Cycles

Ride Stop

1074 Courier Place, Suite 402, Smyrna, TN 37167 (615) 984-7969

Mon - Fri: 9am-6pm Sat: 10am-2pm

Cigar Station

Ride Stop

5075 Main St, Spring Hill, TN 37174 (615) 302-4848

Mon - Sat: 12pm-10pm Sun: 12pm-6pm

Highway 12 Motorsports

Ride Stop

5110 Ashland City Hwy, Nashville, TN 37218 (615) 891-7850

Mon - Fri: 8:30am-5:30pm Sat: 8:30am-4pm

Knoxville Harley-Davidson®

Registration & Ride Stop

5810 Clinton Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37912 (865) 689-2454

Mon - Fri: 9am-6pm Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 11am-4pm

Knoxville Harley-Davidson® West

Registration & Ride Stop

605 Lovell Road, Knoxville, TN 37932 (865) 671-2454

Mon - Fri: 9am-6pm Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 11am-4pm

Lynchburg Harley-Davidson®

Ride Stop

6 Short Street, Lynchburg, TN 37352 (931) 759-4430

Mon - Sat: 9am-4pm Sun: 10am-4pm

Tennessee Gun Country

Ride Stop

1435 Fort Campbell Blvd, Clarksville, TN 37042 (931) 552-2118

Mon - Sat: 10am-8pm Sun: 1pm-7pm

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AMA Pro Racing Confirms 10 Rounds for 2016 AMA Pro Hillclimb Season DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Mar. 18, 2016) – AMA Pro Racing is pleased to announce 10 rounds have been confirmed for the 2016 AMA Pro Hillclimb season. While keeping several well established events on the schedule, the series has now included a new race at Rush Off-Road in Rush, Ky. on June 25. The first three rounds of the season will once again be a 10day sprint start, opening at the White Rose Motorcycle Club on June 5 in Spring Grove, Pa. A week later, round two will be held in Freemansburg, Pa. at the Bushkill Valley Motorcycle Club and will feature a well-known 500-foot incline on June 12. Ridge Runner Promotions will once again play host to the official Hillclimb race of the Laconia Bike Week in Canaan, N.H. as the third round of the season on Wednesday, June 15. The series will then head to Rush Off-Road on June 25 for the first AMA Pro Hillclimb event at the 7,000 acre tract of land. The acclaimed venue is known for its ride park facilities and Anniversary Bash, which hosts side-by-side racing, rock bouncing and mega truck action. Next up will be the Ogemaw Hills Bike Week in West Branch, Mich. that will return as round five on Saturday, July 23 to close out the week’s festivities. The Hillclimb will be the focal event and will include post-race activities. In 2015, AMA Pro Hillclimb established its Tennessee presence at the Middle Tennessee Dragway in Buffalo Valley. This year the action will be brought back to fans on July 30 for round six. On August 7, the 2016 All Star Challenge shootout will be held at Muskegon Motorcycle Club’s Mt. Garfield Hill in Muskegon, Mich. The track will feature a three round shootout of the top 10 riders in the Xtreme and Unlimited classes. Following the All Star Challenge, riders will return to Freemansburg and Spring Grove on September 11 and 25 for rounds eight and nine. To close out the season, AMA Pro Hillclimb fans will fill the action-packed Dayton Motorcycle Club as they watch the country’s leading Hillclimb riders on October 9 at The Staircase in Oregonia, Ohio. For more information about the AMA Pro Hillclimb series, visit http://www.amaproracing.com/hc/.

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COMPLETE AMA PRO HILLCLIMB SCHEDULE June 5: White Rose Motorcycle Club I – Spring Grove, Pa. June 12: Bushkill Valley Motorcycle Club I – Freemansburg, Pa. June 15: Ridge Runner Promotions – Laconia Bike Week, Canaan, N.H. June 25: Rush Off-Road – Rush, Ky. July 23: Ogemaw Hills Bike Week – West Branch, Mich. July 30: Middle Tennessee Dragway – Buffalo Valley, Tenn. August 7: All Star Challenge, Mt. Garfield Hill at Muskegon Motorcycle Club – Muskegon, Mich. September 11: Bushkill Valley Motorcycle Club II – Freemansburg, Pa. September 25: White Rose Motorcycle Club II – Spring Grove, Pa. October 9: The Staircase – Oregonia, Ohio AMA Pro Racing is the premier professional motorcycle racing organization in North America, operating a full schedule of events and championships for a variety of motorcycle disciplines. Learn more about AMA Pro Racing at www.amaproracing.com.

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Bike of the Month Congratulations to Buddy German on winning our monthly Bike Contest on Facebook!

My name is Buddy and I would like to thank each and every one of you for voting for my bike, Megatron. I bought this bike brand new July 2, 2014. In January 2015 I was in a wreck on this same bike and Appleton Harley-Davidson put her back together for me. As I was laid up from surgery, I was trying to decide what direction I wanted to go. I had always chromed out my Harleys, but decided to black this one out. All the chrome OEM parts I had blacked out.Â It sports a complete stage 1 kit and has all the power you could ask for, as well as all the Mount Rushmore upgrades that the Motor Company added. Again, thank you all for voting and hope to see you on the open road. Special thanks to Appleton Harley-Davidson for not only selling me a bike but welcoming me and my family into yours. If you have a cool custom bike you would like to have featured in our magazine, enter it in our monthly contest by submitting a pic of your bike to ThunderRoadsTn@gmail.com

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CRISPY CROCKPOT CHICKEN 1 Whole Chicken

1/2 Stick of Butter or Quality Margarine 1/4 Cup of Dark Brown Sugar Salt & Pepper to Taste 1 tsp. Garlic Powder 1 tsp. Onion Powder 1 tsp. Smoked Paprika 1/2 tsp. Chili Powder 1/2 tsp. Cayenne Pepper (optional) 1/2 tsp. Cumin 1/2 Cup Chicken Stock Rinse chicken thoroughly and rub down with butter or margarine with both hands. Mix ALL above listed seasonings and rub into chicken inside and out. Place gently in crockpot on top of the 1/2 cup of chicken stock. Cook on High for 4 hours. Do Not rub liquid or splash over chicken or your spices will float off. If you need more liquid after a couple hours; add sparingly. Liquid is Not to go into chicken cavity; it’s just used to create from burning. Very carefully remove and put on small baking pan lined in aluminum foil. Place in oven under Broil setting for just long enough to see it getting crispy and brown; apprx. 5 minutes. If you’re doing this before you leave for work, just put setting on LOW and then crisp it up just before serving. This chicken is amazing in flavor. Use this same recipe when you’re home and can cook it in the oven on 350 degrees for just an hour & half. Great easy supper on table in 15 minutes when you get home and the taste will truly amaze you. It is cluckin’ good!

PEANUT SAUCE PASTA 1 Cup of Quality Peanut Butter 1/4 Cup of Water or Coconut Milk 2 Tbls. of Sriracha 1/4 Cup of Rice Vinegar 1 Tbl. Sesame Oil 2 Tbls. of Brown Sugar 1 Tbl. Ginger (dried spices ok; just rub between fingers to get burst of flavor Julienne 1 Carrot & 1 Yellow & 1 Red pepper Add Chopped Scallions 1 Cup of Frozen Broccoli Florets Add everything to non-stick skillet or Wok and work around until everything well coated. Serve over pasta such as Linguini, add a pat of butter for flavor and if want meat, add some chicken from a rotisserie pre-cooked one from store. This is one of my fave sauces and you can use in so many dishes. Serve hot or cold.

E-Z CINNAMON ROLL FRENCH TOAST BAKE 2 Tubes of Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls (not Grands) Cut in half, turn sideways and make 3 cuts so that you get 8 pieces out of each round. In a glass bowl mix; 6 Eggs 1/2 Cup Half & Half 1 Heaping Tbl. of Cinnamon (dry spice ok) 2 tsps. of Quality Vanilla Softened butter (don’t use spray) smeared all over glass baking dish Place all cut up roll pieces in the bottom of baking dish Pour mixture all over, covering every piece completely Cook in a 375 degree oven for 12 minutes, remove and pour 1 Cup of Maple Syrup all over, again covering completely. Cook for another 12 minutes. Nuke the frosting that comes with rolls for 10 seconds so that it’s thin and easy to pour. If needed, pour more warm syrup over when pull from oven and then pour the frosting all over and spoon out big portions. This goes great with bacon & eggs. Breakfast is Served! Y’all Come On.

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Bullet Points FIREARMS SAFETY

When I was a kid, like a lot of people back then, I was taught how to handle firearms at a very young age. I was also shown the power that the tiny bullet has when it hit a watermelon at a very high rate of speed. Lessons that have stayed with me my entire life. Hunting and shooting are very safe activities for kids, in fact they are much safer than skateboarding or bicycling for instance, not to mention football, baseball, and soccer, hunting and shooting are even safer than volleyball. Even though shooting sports are very safe activities, we must diligently continue to teach children firearm safety. Deaths from firearm related accidents is one thing that can be prevented with proper education and training. Kids and guns are a volatile mixture when loaded guns are left carelessly laying around, unless that child is properly educated about firearms safety. This doesn’t mean that you should teach your children how to unload and clear a firearm; it means that you should educate them about what to do if they encounter one. More than 50% of households in America have firearms present. This leaves the potential for bad things to happen to kids and adults who are not educated. With this said let’s discuss firearms safety and accident prevention. Below are rules that every person should follow when it comes to firearms. This includes shooting as well as handling. Always treat a gun as if it is loaded. If every gun is checked to see if it is loaded prior to it being handled almost all accidents can be avoided. More people die from “unloaded” guns than loaded ones because a person assumed that the gun wasn’t loaded. Unload and clear all firearms prior to cleaning or handling when not on a range. Always keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction. Never point your firearm at anything that you are not willing to kill or destroy, whether it be a paper target or any game that you might be hunting. Practicing this will ensure that you only shoot what you want to be shot.

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Keep your finger off of the trigger until you are ready to shoot. As long as your finger isn’t on the trigger, there is no way for the gun to fire accidently. Once you have the target lined up with your sights, then, and only then do you squeeze the trigger. Make sure that you know what is behind or beyond your target. If you miss your target, where is your bullet going to go? Are you shooting or hunting anywhere that there might be a house close by? If you miss will the bullet go into someone’s house, or worse yet, where there are people? Keep your firearm unloaded until you are ready to use it. As with checking your firearm to make sure that it is not loaded before you handle it, ensure that you UNLOAD the firearm once you are done firing it. Ensuring that you do both of these 2 steps will ensure that there is never an accidental discharge. All firearms not in use will always be unloaded. Having a loaded firearm in your house for defensive purposes is a different situation. Educate your children. If your children understand the importance of treating firearms properly, you are less likely to have a child hurt by firearms. If you want to keep a child from being curious about firearms, then get rid of the curiosity. After teaching them about safety, tell them that they can always see your firearms any time that they want to. But remember, if you tell them this you have to live up to the deal. If they are not curious they are less likely to want to handle a firearm without an adult present. If they ask to see a firearm, put what you are doing on hold until you can show them the firearm and satisfy their curiosity. You also have to teach them about what to do when they have friends over to visit. Their friends are never to touch firearms, either, without an adult present. Telling on their friend for violating this rule is better than something bad happening.

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Dear people who type in all lowercase….. We are the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse. Sincerely, Capital Letters. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Things That Make You Go WTF? WHY do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while so-called healthy people can buy cigarettes at the register right by front door? WHY do people order double, bacon cheeseburgers, large fries, and a Diet Coke? WHY do banks leave mammoth vault doors wide open and then chain the pens to the counters? WHY do we always take a dump, then stand up and turn around and scope it out? WHY do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage? WHY do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight? WHY can’t most women put on mascara with their mouth clos ed? WHY don’t you ever see the headline; ‘Psychic Wins Lottery’? WHY is ‘abbreviated’ such a long word? WHY is it that doctors call what they do ‘practice’? WHY do Politicians always talk about equality when our entire political system is structured to pit us against each other with two major sides? WHY is the man who invests all your money called a broker? WHY is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour? WHY isn’t there mouse-flavored cat food? WHY didn’t Noah swat those damn, last two mosquitoes? WHY do they sterilize the needle and the arm when prisons do lethal injections? You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? WHY don’t they make the whole plane out of that stuff? WHY don’t sheep shrink when it rains? WHY are they called apartments when they are all stuck together? WHY if flying is supposedly so safe, do they call the airport the terminal? WHY in a 3,000 sq. ft. home, if there’s one fly in the entire house, it’s buzzing around you throughout the entire day? WHY is it if you go grocery shopping when hungry you end up 38

spending twice the amount of money on food you can’t eat till you get home? Good reasoning to stop and grab a burger before going to the grocery store. Why is it some people will go sky-diving and love it but refuse to get on a commercial plane as a passenger and fly? Why is the word conundrum so fun to say? Fact: Life is Short, but laughter goes a Long way. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------A woman was patiently trying to help her husband set up his new computer. He however was acting annoyed and impatient. She told him to choose a password for security purposes. He made it plainly obvious to his wife what he was entering by stating each letter out loud as he typed: P...E...N...I...S His wife fell off her chair laughing when the computer replied: Password Rejected. Not Long Enough. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------A very old man lay dying in his bed. In death’s doorway, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookie wafting up the stairs. He gathered his remaining strength and lifted himself from the bed. Leaning against the wall, he slowly made his way out of the bedroom, and with even greater effort forced himself down the stairs, gripping the railing with both hands. With labored breath, he leaned against the door frame, gazing into the kitchen. Were it not for death’s agony, he would have thought himself already in heaven. There, spread out on newspapers on the kitchen table were literally hundreds of his favorite chocolate chip cookies. Was it heaven? Or was it one final act of heroic love from his devoted wife, seeing to it that he left this world a happy man? Mustering one great final effort, he threw himself toward the table. The aged and withered hand, shaking, made its way to a cookie at the edge of the table, when he was suddenly smacked with a spatula by his wife. “Stay out of those,” she scolded, “they’re for the dang funeral. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------A fifty-ish woman was at home happily jumping on her bed and squealing with delight. Her husband watches her for a while and asks, “Do you have any idea how ridiculous you look?, What’s the matter with you?” The woman continues to bounce on the bed and says, “I don’t care; I just came from having a mammogram and the Doctor said I have the breasts of a 20 year-old” The husband sarcastically replied, “What did he say about your 55 year old ass?” The wife quickly replied, “Actually, your name never came up.”

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by Bob “Bulldog” Ousley Dear Fellow Veterans and Patriots of Tennessee: Looks like the ground hog was correct. Spring is definitely early by a couple of weeks. If these temperatures are any indication it looks like summer may be early too. I’d confirm that with the weathermen/weatherwomen (politically correct) but they don’t have a clue. I’m amazed at how they tell you what the weather will be five or seven days out and then change it the day before to something totally different from what they originally said it would be. A similar observation I’ve made this year is that several of the folks running for public office seem to have taken lessons from weather people. They charge forward, tell you one thing and then tell you something totally different a week later. Maybe that’s just life in a progressive world. Truth not required. For some that’s a good thing because it lets them to say they didn’t send classified information from their cell phone and even if they did it’s okay. Truth not required. Kind of like how we’ve been told for the past half a dozen years that the economy is really improving and yet we have some who were a part of what has gone on for the past half a dozen years who say everything is broken and we need to elect them to fix it. Really? If they knew how to fix it why didn’t they fix it when they had the chance? Did they or didn’t they, broken or not, rain or shine? Maybe we’d do better electing the truthful ground hog. I really didn’t mean to get distracted by current politics but after all it’s on all channel’s 24 hours a day. The TV folks play the same sound bite and the same two second film clip 300 times an hour and still manage to air 45 minutes of commercials in the same hour. They have my real appreciation because I know that can’t be easy. Even though I have a lot of appreciation for how they put 10 pounds in a 5 pound box that doesn’t mean I’m glued to every second of the whirlwind. I’m actually saving on my electric bill by keeping the TV turned off and looking to my motorcycle for the majority of my entertainment. We are truly blessed in Tennessee to be in the midst of such political turmoil in a year that the guru ground hog tuned into the universe and brought us some early riding weather.

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Just imagine what it would be like if he was politically correct and told us how great the weather was going to be in an effort to keep from offending us and it snowed, rained and sleeted until Memorial Day? That would really suck in an election year. You can only polish your paint and check your air pressure so many times before you run into primer and the threads on your valve stem are worn off. It’s really not practical to have to glue your valve stem cap on. What if the weather is bad for a few more weeks and you have to keep checking the pressure? Can you use adhesive remover on your valve stem cap? Maybe that would require taking the tire to a shop for a new valve stem. That would kill a little more time but we’d still have to survive until after the November election. Thank goodness we have a great ground hog, decent temps and some dry days to bail us out. So I guess that brings us back to the weathermen/ weatherwomen (politically correct). How does the level headed, non-progressive truth telling Tennessee biker plan a politics avoidance motorcycle ride if he can’t get a decent forecast of the weather early enough to plan a ride or trip? It’s kind of like trying to figure out if it’s a good time to refinance your house when the economy is so scrambled. Do you plan a trip in a way that if it’s not raining you can just jump on the bike and go? Do you believe the weather forecast and plan a trip to fit the good weather window? Danged if I know. Kind of like trying to figure out who to vote for. Do you pick someone now or do you wait until closer to the election and hope someone paints a clear picture for the future? Danged if I know. If my wife wouldn’t lock me in my room I’d mail order in an extra-large biker doggy bag that I could put a ground hog in and find a ground hog whisperer to teach me the lingo. It would give me the ability to see into the future and always ride dry and free. It might let me replace Johnny Carson as the Great Carnac and get respect. (YouTube it)! Keep the faith. Thank a vet for the freedoms we still enjoy and support politicians who will bring back the ones we’ve lost. Fly the flag of the people and be proud you’re an American. Hug the families of those still missing because their quest for closure has not ended. Live the good life and ride for those who can’t. Bulldog * My monthly column reflects my personal point of view and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Publishers of this magazine, but they, like me, acknowledge the sacrifices made for the privilege of Freedom of Speech, therefore, they gratefully let me rant. Thank you for reading my rants. Hope my opinions don’t offend anyone, but, we all should be grateful for the right to have free opinions.

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Chais Music Hall and Hotel: If you take I-24 South from Murfreesboro to exit 97, get on Highway 64 going Southwest to the intersection with Highway 269 you’ll find yourself in the middle of Wartrace, Tennessee. This sleepy little town holds one of Middle Tennessee’s best kept secrets. Chais Music Hall is an intimate entertainment venue featuring a quaint bar and scrumptious comfort food. Joe Peters purchased the 1917 building in the summer of 2007, months after losing his wife Chais to cancer. To honor her memory, he created a unique destination where guests can enjoy music, dancing and celebrate life! This classic former railroad hotel overlooks the town’s main street. When renovations began Peters called upon architect, Michael Vanas, to bring his vision to fruition. Five months later, the hotel’s once lifeless ground floor was transformed into a virtual masterpiece. Indian slate, solid rosewood and world-class acoustics are just a few things that make Chais Music Hall so distinctive. Events include live and DJ music, concerts, dancing, dance lessons, singer/songwriter evenings, artist jam sessions, stand-up comedy, singles nights, dinner shows, group luncheons, ghost tours and more. The latest addition is an 11 ft. movie screen for sports and movie buffs. Against insurmountable odds, Peters fought for liquor by the drink. On August 22, 2015, spirits, wine and beer were served legally in this former dry town for the first time in over 100 years. Despite the region’s rural and scattered population, Peters launched Spooky’s Pizza in the summer of 2014. If you are wondering about the name, the building has been investigated by ghost hunters, is recognized as one of Tennessee’s most haunted hotels and has been featured on the Biography Channel’s, “My Ghost Story”. Today residents of Wartrace, Bell Buckle, Normandy and Beech Grove can phone in their orders for hand-tossed pizza, deep fried chicken wings, tasty subs and juicy burgers with hand-cut seasoned fries. Their ingredients are top of the line, they deliver and Spooky’s Pizza II recently opened in the Walter Hill area of Murfreesboro. 42

Once inside it’s evident that quality is a top priority. A commodity Peters considers increasingly difficult to come by in most nightspots. It is also one of the principal reasons why Chais Music Hall attracts a more refined cliental (bikers included). Peters explains, “We don’t allow smoking, inappropriate behavior or drinking on the dance floor. The food is exceptional, the bar is friendly and the music is never played at deafening levels. Our restrooms are impeccably clean and we even escort ladies to their cars, or bikes, at the end of the evening. You might say Chais Music Hall is the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the nightlife rainbow!” When asked what he believes his toughest challenge will be, Peters answers confidently, “Location.” For the record, he is not referring to the music hall and hotel’s location, rather where he will locate the number of guests who will visit. “People drive to Nashville and beyond in search of a place to dance. Usually when they find one, DJs are playing the same loud music and the dance floors leave something to be desired. People want variety and they want something new to do!” Chais Music Hall features dancing on Friday’s, live music every other Saturday and a blues jam every Sunday. For Joe this has been an eight year uphill climb that has included a lot of help from friends and his unwavering faith. If you are riding around the state and looking for beautiful country, Tennessee history, some great food and music, then try the Chais Music Hall and Spooky’s Pizza. Tennessee’s first champion walking horse, Strolling Jim, is buried behind the hotel, one of the country’s premier model railroad shops is across the street and Wartrace hosts a big music fest in June. When you stop in tell Joe that Bulldog sent you. Let’s Ride to Eat!!! Bulldog If you are out riding to eat and see me please come up and tell me your favorite places to go when you’re hungry and thirsty. “Will Ride to Eat” will be an ongoing article in Thunder Roads Magazine of Tennessee and we want to put the spotlight on the great history and variety of Tennessee’s biker friendly establishments.

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ORGANIZATIONS BACA www.bacausa.com Volunteer State Chapter-Lebanon, TN (865-951-4224) E Volunteer State Chapter-Vonore, TN (615-715-5039) BIKERS WHO CARE www.bikerewhocane.org Bikers Who Care is a organization of motorcycle enthusiasts dedicated to supporting The Dream Factory of Clarksville, TN by sponsoring Camp Rainbow, a summer camp for seriously ill children BLUE KNIGHTS The BLUE KNIGHTS® is a non-profit fraternal organization consisting of active and retired law enforcement men & women who enjoy riding motorcycles. www.blueknightstnv. bizland.com CMT/ABATE CMT/ABATE, Inc. is not a •Biker Club”, but a nonprofit, political organization that was formed to preserve feedom and safety for all Tennesseans who enjoy motorcycling. Our major goals are to modify existing laws that are detrimental to motorcycle safety and enjoyment, and to enact new legislation in support of motorcyclists who ride in Tennessee. If you are concerned about preserving personal freedom and motorcycle safety, we urge you to join. Local charters play a major rote in making CMT/ABATE, Inc. an effective organization by contacting their area legislators to inform them of how the local membership feels about issues affecting motorcyclists. PO BOX 1991 MADISON, TN 37116 615-860-1991 Email: lnfo@cmtabate.com MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS FOUNDATION OF TENNESSEE WWW.MAFT.US MAFT is a non-profit 501-C-3 tax-exempt organization. We believe that educating the public to have the proper respect for motorcyclists as well other highway users will reduce accidents and deaths on our highways. We hope to reduce motorcycle accidents caused by inattentive

drivers resulting in avoidable right of way collisions. Our Campaign Save A Life program is teaching new drivers in our High Schools awareness and defensive techniques to avoid these accidents. MAFT honors the survivors, the lost and the families of these accident victims at a Vigil each autumn. = Awareness, Respect and Education MAFTINFO@AOL.COM 615-799-8600 MOTOR MAIDS, INC. A diverse group of women motorcyclists united through a passion for riding while fostering a positive image and promoting safe riding skills. www.motormaids.org PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS www.PatriotGuard.org If you have any questions, please feel free to contact PGR State Captain Annette (Dreamcatcher)  615-974-3046 ROAD WARRIORS RIDING CLUB, TICB Contact@theroadwarriorsrc.com ROLLING THUNDER TENNESSEE www.rollingthundertn1.com Rolling Thunder®, Inc.’s major function is to publicize the POW-MlA issue. To educate the public of the fact that many American prisoners of war were left behind after all past wars. To help correct the past and to protect the future veterans from being left behind should they become prisoners of war-missing in action. We are committed to helping American veterans from all wars! ROLLING THUNDER®, INC., CHAPTER 1 TN Pres. Jay Barnes, Murfreesboro 615-364-1029, www.rollingthundertn1.com ROLLING THUNDER®, INC., CHAPTER 2 TN Pres. Gerri Tramel , Soddy-Daisy 423-843-1061 www.rollingthundertn2.org ROLLING THUNDER®, INC., CHAPTER 3 TN Pres. Clay Tumlin, Knoxville 865-457-4507 rttn3@comcast.net ROLLING THUNDER®, INC., CHAPTER 4 TN Pres. Alan Sipe, Johnson City 423-329-3152, www.rollingthundertn4.com ROLLING THUNDER®, INC. Rolling Thunder Chapter 6 Pres. Mike Morel, Martin City 731-431-2411 www.rollingthundertn6.com SONS OF LIBERTY RIDERS Action Not Words - NOW! Riders organizing to support and defend this country. A political movement of riders. All riders welcome! In addition to welcoming members of any other organization or affiliation. Welcoming non-riders and supporters as well. sonsoflibertyriders.com T.H.R.C.A. The Tennessee Honda Riders Club www.mthrc.org Kerbela Motor Corps Donnie Anderson 865-806-2097 www.shrinershq.org TN VALLEY RIDERS Fayettevilte,TN Web page: tennesseevalleyriders.org Doesn’t matter what you ride or who you are everyone welcome. No dues, Fun Riding Group helping those in need. For more info triplef@cafes.net   GWRRA We are the world’s largest single-marque social organization for owners and riders of Honda Gold Wing & Valkyrie motorcycles and, some would say, the world’s largest family. Dedicated to our motto, Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge, GWRRA members enjoy the freedom of belonging to a not-for-profit, non-reigious and non-political organization. http://www.gwrra.org MID SOUTH RIDERS Meetings held the 2nd Sunday of the month @ Shady Rest Biker Bar,Timbte,TN www.midsouthriders.com MUSIC CITY AMCA Music City Chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America http://www.musiccitychapteramca.com/ ASSOCIATIONS VFW Post 5266 Morristown, TN Riders Association Open to all active duty, reservists, guards, and retired military members who are eligible to join the VFW. We meet at 11AM the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Morristown VFW Post 5266. We are a Veteran driven Association, that supports the surrounding areas Veterans. We also support locally “The Daily Bread and Food On Foot.” Contact Michael Jacobs, President VFW Riders Association @ 423-312-6220 or on FaceBook @ VFW Riders Morristown, TN Christian Motorcyclists Association Organized in 1975 for the purpose of reaching the motorcycle world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. The only requirement for becoming a member of CMA is that you be a Christian. For more info contact the TN State Coordinator, JW Allgood, 615-830-3183 or jwa400@comcast.net. TENNESSEE CHAPTERS Athens/Trinity Warriors #994 Kingsport/Rays of the Son #199 Chattanooga/Choo-Choo Wheels Knoxville/Inspiration Riders #64 of Worship #204 McMinnville/Holy Spirit Clarksville/Prayerborne Reigns #887 Eagles #467 Memphis/Wheels of Grace #710 Cleveland/Gatekeeper #615 Morristown/Lakeway Warriors #999 Columbia/Knights for Christ #448 Murfreesboro/Cornerstone Cookeville/Blood Bought Riders #940 Bikers #614 Mt. Juliet/Steel Witness #1205 Covington/Ransomed Riders #898 Nashville/Lions of Judah #405 Crossville/Cumberland Cruisers Paris/West TN Cruisers for Christ #802 for Christ #1002 Cumberland Gap/Clinton Pulaski/Redemption Riders #1100 Forming Chapter #2508 Springfield/ Bikers of Grace Dover/Iron Horse Revelators #1210 Forming Chapter #2738 Dyersburg/Dyersburg Tullahoma/Outriders for Christ #616 Disciples #978 Union City/Reelfoot Light Jackson/Steelhorse Prophets #709 Riders #897 Jonesborough/Fellowship of the Unashamed #1208

Revelators Motorcycle Ministries Bristol TN Meeting and ride 1st Sat each month @ Burger king on west state st @ 830 am more info frank@ 423-963-5850 chaplin john @423-323-8812 www.revelatorsmm.com   Road Riders for Jesus Ministries Road Riders For Jesus is an independent, Christian faith based, motorcycle ministry that began in 1999 near St. Louis, MO. We now have over 4,000 members worldwide. To find a local chapter, call Mike at 615-828-6446 or go to the national website at www.roadridersforjesus.org. Also check us out on Facebook! Confederate Sons Association Cookeville, Tennessee see our web site for more info www.ConfederateSonsAssociation.com or e-mail larrybarnes@ConfederateSonsAssociation.com Mercy Hands Street Ministries P.O. Box 1515 Dickson, TN 37056 931-670-2351 Hog Heaven Ministries Harley Riders for Jesus Vic Richardson 931-729-1091 hogheavennmislries@yahoo.com GOLD WING TOURING ASSN. CHAPTER HARPETH VALLEY RIDERS Contact Damy & Joyce Emter, Chapter Directors Phone: 615-244-1456 e: DannyEmter@msn.com American Legion Riders (Post 95, Eastridge,TN) Open to American Legion Members and Associates. We participate in parades, ceremonies, and promote motorcycle safety. We also provide a social atmosphere for Legion members who share the same interests. Join us for Fun, friendship and interesting motorcycle rides. ezriderintn@aol.com Black Sheep Black Sheep Harley-Davidsons for Christ is more than just a motorcycle club. It’s a motorcycle ministry of men and women that ride for Jesus: helping and serving H.O.G. members and chapters across the country. For more information contact Jeff Pierce 615.653.5065 or visit our web site: wwwblacksheephdfc.org Road Riders for Jesus Motorcycle Ministries Chattanooga, TN. Meeting and ride 3rd Sat each month @ City Cafe on corner Lee Hwy and Bonny Oaks @ 11:00 AM more info Johnny @ 423 605 5026 ,www.roadridersforjesus.org The Biker Church Covenant Confirmers Ministries Inc. www.covenantconfirmers.org Three Degrees Masonic Motorcycle Club Contact: Grang Chapter Secretary @ e-mail: ironmason@hotmail.com or Past President: Free Bird @ freebird3d@yahoo.com

#435 Beech River #273 Bristol #034 Chatanooga #058 Clarksville #410 Copperhill #323 Covington #285 Crossroads #320 Cumberland Gap #423 Eagle Bluff

#211 Golden Circle #250 Greenville #282 Highland Rim #000 Memphis #006 Middle #059 Montgomery Bell #077 Northeast #483 Northwest #153 Shiloh

#246 South Central #001 Tennessee Valley #130 Upper Cumberland #193 West Tennessee

Wheels Of Faith Ministry A nondenominational organization with the purpose and goal of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ through word & work, and to provide a Christian atmosphere where we gather and ride our motorcycles. www.wheelsoffaith. com W.O.W. Women on Wheels Cool Lady Cruisers Chattanooga, TN joandcharlie@bellsouth.net HOG CHAPTERS The Dragon Chapter, Maryville 865-977-1669 Eastern TNChapter 865-457-7893 Ghost River Chapter Collierville, TN www.ghostriverhogchapter.com

Mule Town Chapter 931--540-0099 www.muletownrider.com Nashville Music City Chapter 615-242-6067 Northwestern 731-885-1792

Golden Circle Jackson Chapter 731-627-2288 www.qchoq.com

Thunder Creek Chattanooga Chapter 423-892-4888

Middle Tennessee 615-771-7775

Tri City Chapter 423-283-0422

Murfreesboro Chapter 615-849-8025 615-242-6067

Tuckessee Clarksville Chapter (931)648-1607

The Dragon Chapter, Maryville 865-977-1669

Twin Lakes Morristown Chapter 423-586-5343

Memphis Chapter webguru@memphishog.com

Upper Cumberland Chapter 931-526-3139

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THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCYCLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish, National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) NCOM CONVENTION HONORS FALLEN RIDERS; INVITES NAMES FOR TRIBUTE With the 31st Annual NCOM Convention in Atlantic City just weeks away, the National Coalition of Motorcyclists is requesting that MROs, motorcycle clubs, and riding associations submit the names of those members and supporters who have died since May 2015, so that we may honor their memories during the traditional “Ringing of the Bell” tribute to fallen riders during the opening ceremonies. Dedications can be hand-delivered at the Convention to “Doc” Reichenbach, NCOM Chairman of the Board, or e-mailed in advance to Bill Bish at NCOMBish@aol.com. Attendees are also encouraged to bring an item on behalf of their organization for the Freedom Fund Auction, with proceeds benefiting the motorcyclists’ rights movement nationwide through Getting Our People Elected donations, NCOM Speaker Program, lobbying activities and other pro-motorcycling projects as determined by the NCOM Board of Directors. The 31st annual NCOM Convention will be held Mother’s Day weekend, May 5-8, 2016 at Harrah’s Resort, located at 777 Harrah’s Blvd in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This annual gathering will draw bikers’ rights activists from across the country to discuss topics of concern to all riders, so reserve your room now for the special NCOM rate of $109 by calling (888) 516-2215. Registration fees for the NCOM Convention are $80 including the Silver Spoke Awards Banquet on Saturday night, or $45 for the Convention only. All motorcyclists are welcome and encouraged to attend. Meetings, seminars and group discussions will focus on legislative efforts and litigation techniques to benefit our right to ride and Freedom of the Road. To pre-register, call the National Coalition of Motorcyclists at (800) 525-5355 or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com.

ANTI-PROFILING BILL HEARD IN MINNESOTA A minority group claims its members are being unfairly profiled and stopped by police, and it’s demanding a bill to prevent it. That group is motorcyclists, and the legislation, put before Minnesota’s Senate Judiciary Committee by State Senator David Osmek (R-Mound), would require Minnesota’s Board of Peace Officer Standards & Training to develop a statewide policy to eliminate motorcyclist profiling, including methods to identify and avoid it. SF1509 in the Senate, and companion bill HF59 in the House, would also require every law enforcement agency in the state to have “a written anti-motorcycle profiling policy.” In testimony, several members of Minnesota motorcycle clubs laid out a litany of their own experiences: Officers they believed had pulled them over on trumpedup pretenses questioned them about who they were and why they were in their community and, in some cases, photographed their tattoos & patches. “It’s my constitutional right to be in a Motorcycle Club,” said Jim Jahnke of Rochester, the National V.P. of the Sons of Silence MC. Frank Ernst of Chanhassen, MN representing ABATE of Minnesota, and also chairman of the National Coalition of Motorcyclists - Legislative Task Force (NCOM-LTF), described an instance in which he said he was pulled over by an officer who claimed he hadn’t seen Ernst’s protective eye wear, which he was wearing, but Ernst didn’t file an official complaint. Sen. Osmek admitted the bill is based largely on anecdotal evidence, but told 46

the state’s Daily Globe newspaper that “I’m focusing on something that constituents brought to me that they had issue with,” and he urges motorcyclists to file complaints and collect data on their own in order to make a stronger case. Meanwhile, a motorcycle profiling bill is gaining momentum in Maryland, having passed the state Senate unanimously 47-0 on March 3 and now moves to the House, positioning Maryland to become the second state in the country behind Washington to pass such anti-discrimination legislation.

FEWER AMERICANS GETTING A DRIVER’S LICENSE It used to be a rite of passage into adulthood, but today fewer and fewer U.S. residents are lining up at their local DMV to get a driver’s license, and new data indicates that all age groups are affected. Analyzing decades of data from the Federal Highway Administration, a team from the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute found that since 2011, the number of U.S. citizens with drivers licenses across all age groups, from 16 to 70, has decreased. A recent University of Michigan report analyzed decades’ worth of Federal Highway Administration records to show how licensure across all age groups has declined in the period stretching from 1983 to 2014. Last year, nearly 77% of 20- to 24-year-old drivers held a license; in 1983, nearly 92% in that age bracket had one. Four years ago, the number was about 80%. For 16- through 44-year-olds, there has been a continuous decline in the percentage of people with a driver’s license. The news may not be surprising for younger generations, who are more likely to use public transit or a ride-sharing company, or telecommute, but researchers also found a decline in the number of older adults with a driver’s license. Other reports have detected related trends, such as a decrease in the distance driven per person and less travel time overall, but even as the age of driverless cars approaches, a driver’s license will continue to be mandatory for years to come. WHITE HOUSE PUSHES DRIVERLESS CARS The Obama administration aims to remove hurdles to making autonomous cars more widespread, and the President’s fiscal 2017 budget proposes spending $4 Billion over the next decade to accelerate the integration of driverless cars on U.S. roadways. The administration’s multi-billion dollar proposal, which would require Congressional approval, calls on federal regulators to work with auto makers and others to craft policies and rules regarding autonomous vehicles and their development. “We are going to do everything we can to advance safe, smart and sustainable transportation innovations,” announced Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx at the Detroit Auto Show, “We are bullish on automated vehicles.” In addition to the new testing programs, Foxx also unveiled ambitious federal guidelines that he says will get self-driving on the roads quicker -- and more safely -- than ever thought possible. “(These actions) will provide the foundation and the path forward for manufacturers, state officials and consumers to use new technologies and achieve their full safety potential” he said. Now, NHTSA will seek input from automakers and others as the auto agency tries to wrap its arms around the deployment and operation of fully self-driving cars as the norm, not an anomaly. In addition, the agency plans to team up with state partners and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators to develop a model driverless car policy states can implement, hopefully laying the groundwork for a consistent national policy.

CONGRESSIONAL RPM ACT WOULD PROTECT THE SPORT OF RACING

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The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is attempting to regulate racing by prohibiting the conversion of street motorcycles and automobiles into competition-only racing vehicles, but newly-introduced legislation in Congress would prevent the EPA from impacting the lives of tens of thousands of armature and professional racers, their support teams and millions of race fans across the country. Members of both chambers of Congress have introduced bipartisan versions of a bill that would protect the sport of racing by blocking the EPA from overregulating the industry and ensuring that it remains legal to convert street legal motor vehicles for racing purposes. The RPM Act (Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2016); “A bill to exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act” H.R.4715, was introduced March 7, 2016 in the House by U.S. Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC) with 13 bipartisan co-sponsors, while companion measure S.2659 “to reaffirm that the EPA cannot regulate vehicles used solely for competition” was offered in the Senate on March 9 by Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and three original co-sponsors. H.R.4715 states, in part: “at the time the Clean Air Act was written, and each time the Clean Air Act has been amended, the intent of Congress has been, and continues to be, that vehicles manufactured for, modified for, or utilized in organized motorized racing events would not be encompassed by the Clean Air Act’s definition of “motor vehicle”. The EPA recently re-opened the proposed regulation for more public comment. The regulation is scheduled for final approval this summer, so the time to act is NOW.

WISCONSIN BILL WOULD RESTRICT ACCESS TO BLACK BOX DATA A bill that would require an owner’s consent to access data in “black boxes” in cars and motorcycles seems more likely than ever before to come up for a vote in January 2017, according to members of ABATE of Wisconsin, a grassroots lobbyist group that deals with motorcycle issues but now finds itself leading the charge in fighting for privacy. The bill covers not only Event Data Recorders or EDR’s but any device that is recording any information or tracking user behavior. Anyone that took the information without consent faces potential fines ranging from $200 to $2000 per incident. The bill says insurance companies would not be able to link the issuance or renewal of a liability policy to whether the vehicle has such a box, or whether the motorist allows the insurer to access or use data it collects. April 2016

Currently, the boxes record such data only in the seconds before, during and after a crash. But critics like ABATE, worry about how much more information the devices might collect as they become more sophisticated. ABATE says while the timing of the recordings may be limited now, safe guards need to be in place should that change. At least 23 other states have passed laws defining who owns EDR data, according to Steve Panten, a spokesman for ABATE of Wisconsin, which supports the bill. EX-COP SUES OVER MOTORCYCLE NOISE A former Texas police officer is suing Arkansas officials over motorcycle noise. Rick Holtsclaw, a 31-year veteran of the Houston police department who placed an emphasis on noise enforcement, has sued city officials in Fort Smith and Fayetteville, Arkansas for their failure to enforce federal, state, and local laws regarding motorcycle noise. Holtsclaw’s lawsuit cites the Noise Control Act of 1972 that makes it illegal for motorcycle exhausts to be altered or removed for the purpose of making noise. In addition, the Arkansas muffler statute requires every motor vehicle to be equipped with the quiet factory-installed muffler or a muffler duplicating the specifications of the factory-installed muffler. Holtsclaw stated that “the law enforcement community in Arkansas has failed to intercede on behalf of the noise-beleaguered citizenry,” particularly at rallies “where there are thousands of motorcyclists making illegally loud noise,” and is seeking $1,000,000 (one million) in damages from each municipality. DRIVER WHO DELIBERATELY ASSAULTED MOTORCYCLISTS STILL IN JAIL A viral video showing a Texas driver who without provocation intentionally crashed into a motorcyclist last October, causing serious injuries to the rider and his passenger, has been languishing in jail unable to post bail since the incident. William “Bill” Sam Crum was indicted by a Hood County grand jury on two aggravated assault counts carrying punishment of up to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000 and is currently being held on $150,000 bail in Hood County Jail since his arrest October 20, 2015. While motorcyclists can take comfort knowing that Mr. Crum has been in jail nearly 6 months awaiting trial on criminal charges, because he purposefully crashed into the victims, his auto insurance won’t cover any civil judgment due to the intentional act exclusion in every policy. QUOTABLE QUOTE: “Truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” ~ Mary Flannery O’Connor (1925-64) American writer and essayist

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CAMPGROUNDS Cacklebery Campground “Home of the Big Rooster” 560 Tomoka Farms Rd CR 415 New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 386-428-5459 Hidden Creek Camp Ground 2576 W Antioch Road Springville, TN 38256 (731) 641-0034

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Sloan’s Indian Motorcycle Demo Days Date: 04/01/2016 - 04/02/2016 Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Location: Sloan’s Motorcycle & ATV 2233 NW Broad St. Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Indian Motorcycle DEMO DAYS 10AM-2:30PM. Take a legendary ride when the Indian Motorcycle Demo Tour visits on April 1st and April 2nd. Road to the Roo Battle of The Bands Indoor Show Date: 04/01/2016 Time: 7:00 PM Location: The Shed Smokehouse & Juke Joint 1820 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville, TN. 103.5 WIMZ and The Shed are teaming up with Bonnaroo to give 1 lucky band the opportunity of a lifetime: a slot to perform at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival! WIMZ will select 8 Knoxville bands and they will start a competition on April 24th here at The Shed! 4 bands will perform and compete for a chance to represent Knoxville in the state wide competition. The Knoxville winner will go head to head against the Nashville winner with the champion representing the state of Tennessee on stage at Bonnaroo! Bumpus H-D Murfreesboro Spring into Green Progressive Cash Draw Date: 04/02/2016 – 04/30/2016 Time: 3:00 PM Location: Bumpus H-D Murfreesboro 2250 N W Broad St Murfreesboro TN 37129 Drawing will be held at 3pm each Saturday. • Winner MUST be present to win. (Spouses and other family members are not eligible to claim the prize). • We will only draw ONCE - if that person is NOT present, we will add that $250 to the following week drawing. • To enter just drop your receipt in the box at the receptionist desk. • All names will remain in the box for the entire 6 weeks. • On April 30th, we will draw until there is a winner! Bumpus H-D Jackson MVP Party Date: 04/02/2016 Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Location: Bumpus H-D Jackson Join us for a private M.V.P Member private party for MVP Members. This year we’re going international for “HOT HAVANA NIGHTS” Tastings, Cigar Roller, Cuban Food and the best Drawing Prizes to date!! Don’t want to miss the fun? Join MVP at Bumpus Harley-Davidson of Jackson! During March Join and Level up automatically. It’s not just the party, it’s about the benefits you get for being a special MVP Member with us. Call to join or RSVP to 731.422.5508 Three Degrees 3rd Annual Poker Run Date: 04/02/2016 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Hwy 12 Motorsports 5110 Ashland City Hwy, Nashville, TN 37218 Registration: 10:00 AM Kick Stands Up: 12:00 PM $25 per hand - $5 extra cards Purse prizes according to participation Food-Drinks-Door Prizes-more... MORE INFORMATION: Jody Cantrell (615) 519-7259

Sloan’s Pancake Breakfast and Ride Date: 04/02/2016 Time: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Location: Sloan’s Motorcycle & ATV 2233 NW Broad St. Murfreesboro, TN 37129 All you can eat Pancakes and fixings for your $5 Charitable Donation - after breakfast weather permitting, we RIDE! H-D of Cool Springs Summer Music Series Date: 04/02/2016 Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location: H-D Cool Springs 7128 South Springs Drive Franklin, TN 37067 Summer Music Series featuring Whiskey Rose, Free Music, Free Food & Free Beer most every Saturday this summer! The Shed Season Opener: Big Gun with Mojo:Flow Date: 04/02/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: The Shed Smokehouse & Juke Joint 1820 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville, TN Big Gun will kickoff the 2016 Concert Season! Maryville band Mojo:Flow will support the show. Sloan’s Indian Owners Group Meeting Date: 04/02/2016 Time: 4:00 PM Location: Sloan’s Motorcycle & ATV 2233 NW Broad St. Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Monthly meeting to discuss club events and matters. All are welcome to attend. This should start our “summer hours” for the meeting. We’ll meet at Sloan’s then head out for a dinner ride. Colboch H-D Hard Core Disciples Biker Church Date: 04/03/2016 Time: 12:00 PM Location: Colboch H-D 1830 N. Davy Crockett Parkway Morristown, TN Hard Core Disciples Biker Church, Baptism & Bike Blessing. Services and music will be held at Colboch Harley-Davidson We welcome everyone to attend! Everyone attending Church services will be given a ticket that enters you for the door-prize drawings to be held after church services. Food will begin at 1:00pm. The Blessing of the Bikes will begin at 3pm to pray for the safety of the rider on and off the road, until the last bike is blessed! This event will be held rain or shine! We hope you will join us on this day! Chopper’s Grill Free Cookout Sunday Kick Off Date: 04/03/2016 Time: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM Location: Chopper’s Grill 1200 Donelson Ave Old Hickory, TN 37138 Chopper’s FREE Cookout every Sunday 2-6pm “Tim’s Grilling”. Chopper’s Grill Bike Night Date: 04/06/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Chopper’s Grill 1200 Donelson Ave Old Hickory, TN 37138 Chopper’s Bike Night every Wednesday 6pm - ?? Free Hot Dogs and Chips! Karaoke, Pool, Full Menu, Full Liquor Bar, Huge Deck, Nascar, and Plenty of Bike Parking.

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GOT EVENTS ? Submit your events to: events@thunderroadstennessee.com Adrenaline Bar & Grill Bike Night Date: 04/07/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Adrenaline Bar & Grill 200 Maddox-Simpson Pkwy, Lebanon, TN 37090 Adrenaline Bar & Grill Bike Night and Smitty & Alysha 6-9pm Every Thursday Night. Designated Bike Parking, Huge Patio with TV’s, Full Liquor Bar, Beer Pong, Volleyball, 100 Inch Movie Screen for All Sporting Events. Smoky Mountain H-D Bike Night at the Shed Date: 04/07/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: The Shed Smokehouse & Juke Joint 1820 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville, TN Bike Nights are finally here! Starting April 7th and occurring every Thursday through September! ABSOLUTELY FREE TO ATTEND. This is our Social Network! 6-9pm Enjoy food, beer, and live music from BADLANDS. Boswell’s H-D Bike Night at Phat Bites Date: 04/07/2016 Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Location: Phat Bites 2730 Lebanon Pike Nashville, TN 37214 Join us as we get into the season with a great Bike Night at Phat Bites in Donelson! They will have drink special, a special Milwaukee menu and live music! Bumpus H-D Jackson DYNO Workshop Date: 04/09/2016 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Bumpus H-D Jackson 326 Carriage House Dr. Jackson TN 38305 Learn the unlimited ways performance products can enhance not only your motorcycle but your riding experience as well. Smoky Mountain H-D Navigation/Boom Audio Seminar Date: 04/09/2016 Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Location: Smoky Mountain H-D 1820 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville, TN Boom Audio and Navigation Workshop. Space is limited to 30 spots. RSVP with our parts department 865-977*1669 Highway 12 Motorsports Big Spring Event Date: 04/09/2016 Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Location: Highway 12 Motorsports, 5110 Ashland City Highway, Nashville, TN Join us for our annual Spring Event! Food, drinks, sales and fun! Open Saturdays 8:30-4:00 S&G Custom Cycles Swapmeet Date: 04/09/2016 Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Location: S&G Custom Cycles 1114 Galloway St Columbia TN Contact phone: 931-381-7282 Here is your chance to browse through Sam Goodman’s huge upstairs stash of old & used Harley parts including many late model H-D take offs & much more. Many old Japanese, Harley, Triumph, & more bikes & parts for sale too. Bring cash & make an offer!!! Trades considered as usual. Other vendors on site too. We are located at 1114 Galloway Street in downtown Columbia Tenn. For more info call 931-381-7282 or look for us on Facebook. April 2016

Buffalo Valley AMA Amateur Hillclimb at Middle Tennessee Dragway Date: 04/09/2016 Time: 8:00 AM Location: Middle Tennessee Dragway. 680 Rock Springs Road, Buffalo Valley, TN Buffalo Valley AMA Amateur Hillclimb at Middle Tennessee Dragway. 680 Rock Springs Road, Buffalo Valley, TN. Exit 268 on I-40, 20 minutes west of Cookeville. Gates open at 8:00 am, Hillclimb begins at 11:00. Admission $10, 12 and under free. Bring your family and friends to the only AMA sanctioned Hillclimb in Tennessee! Sponsored By Thunder Roads Magazine of Tennessee and Boswell’s Country Roads Harley-Davidson. More details on Facebook at Buffalo Valley Hillclimb. The Shed Smokehouse & Juke Joint Concert Series Date: 04/09/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: The Shed Smokehouse & Juke Joint 1820 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville, TN Skinny Molly returns to The Shed to bring back their true brand of Southern Rock-n-Roll! JC & The Dirty Smokers out of Knoxville will open the show! H-D of Cool Springs Summer Music Series Date: 04/09/2016 Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location: H-D Cool Springs 7128 South Springs Drive Franklin, TN 37067 Summer Music Series featuring Beth Beighey. Free Music, Free Food & Free Beer most every Saturday this summer! Hope Pregnancy Center Third Annual Ride for Life Date: 04/09/2016 Time: 9:00 AM Location: Appleton Harley-Davidson 2501 Highway 41A Bypass Clarksville, TN Hope Pregnancy Center is having their third annual Ride for Life! Starts here at Appletons! Sign in begins at 9am and the ride begins at 10am. Lunch will be provided after the ride & prizes will be awarded! For more details, check out our website Boozefighters MC CH73 presents We Love Boobies Run 2016 Date: 04/09/2016 Time: 9:00 AM Location: Jimmys Too 5700 Hwy 53 Harvest AL April 9th 2016. All proceeds go to American Cancer Society. Starts at Jimmys Too, 5700 Hwy 53 Harvest, AL. Sign up 9am, FBI 10am with stops at The Pony, Fox Tails, Jimmys, then last stop Wild Cherry. $15.00 one hand, two for $25.00, 50/50 drawing, lots of door prizes. $200 Best Hand, $100 Worst. Great meal afterwards at The Cherry. Catalyst Cycles Bike Night Date: 04/09/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: The Garage Bar 405 N Front St, Murfreesboro, TN Every other Saturday starting April 9th and running through September. Featuring the Graham Anthem Band

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Chopper’s Grill Free Cookout Sunday Date: 04/10/2016 Time: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM Location: Chopper’s Grill 1200 Donelson Ave Old Hickory, TN 37138 Chopper’s FREE Cookout every Sunday 2-6pm “Tim’s Grilling”. Chopper’s Grill Bike Night Date: 04/13/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Chopper’s Grill 1200 Donelson Ave Old Hickory, TN 37138 Chopper’s Bike Night every Wednesday 6pm - ?? Free Hot Dogs and Chips! Karaoke, Pool, Full Menu, Full Liquor Bar, Huge Deck, Nascar, and Plenty of Bike Parking. Adrenaline Bar & Grill Bike Night Date: 04/14/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Adrenaline Bar & Grill 200 Maddox-Simpson Pkwy, Lebanon, TN 37090 Adrenaline Bar & Grill Bike Night and Smitty & Alysha 6-9pm Every Thursday Night. Designated Bike Parking, Huge Patio with TV’s, Full Liquor Bar, Beer Pong, Volleyball, 100 Inch Movie Screen for All Sporting Events. Smoky Mountain H-D Bike Night at the Shed Date: 04/14/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: The Shed Smokehouse & Juke Joint 1820 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville, TN Every Thursday through September! ABSOLUTELY FREE TO ATTEND. This is our Social Network! 6-9pm Enjoy food, beer, and live music from The Roomsounds. Sloan’s Mystery Dinner Ride Date: 04/14/2016 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Sloan’s Motorcycle & ATV 2233 NW Broad St. Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Join us every second Thursday of the month for a 45 - 60 minute ride to local favorite restaurants, taking our favorite back roads. We will not announce where we’re going, hence the mystery! Meet outside of Sloan’s Motorcycle no later than 6:00 p.m. with sidestands up at 6:15 p.m. All makes and models are welcome to ride! Please arrive with a full tank of gas. Rivers and Spires, Last Band Standing Date: 04/14/2016 - 04/16/2016 Time: 5:00 PM Location: Strawberry Alley Downtown Clarksville LAST BAND STANDING presented by Appleton Harley Davidson is back! We’re looking for the best band in the Midsouth. Bands will soon be able to submit their demos with the hopes of being selected for this year’s competition. The selected bands will compete against each other during the Festival Friday and Saturday to determine the ultimate winner. The entire competition will take place on the Strawberry Alley Stage in Historic Downtown Clarksville. For complete rules and information visit Land Band Standing 2016 by WZZP 97.5 52

Adrenaline Bar & Grill One Year Party Event Date: 04/15/2016 – 04/17/2016 Location: Adrenaline Bar & Grill 200 Maddox-Simpson Pkwy, Lebanon, TN 37090 One Year Party Event All Weekend! Check Adrenaline’s Facebook page and their ad in this issue for all the details TattaNooga Tattoo Expo 2016 Date: 04/15/2016 - 04/17/2016 Time: 12:00 PM Location: 323 Camp Jordan Pkwy. East Ridge Tn 37412 Car & motorcycle show, Hot Tattooed Lady contest, SoundOFF, Family Friendly, Local Discounted Hotels, Camping available. Sloan’s Super Saturday Date: 04/16/2016 Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Location: Sloan’s Motorcycle & ATV 2233 NW Broad St. Murfreesboro, TN 37129 3rd Saturday of every month in 2016...VIP Owner’s Orientation... 10a to 11a FREE lunch starts at 11:30a until the food runs out… Any Motorcycle Club (MC) that would like to have us as a start point, a stop point, or an end point for their ride on any of our Super Saturdays, just contact Deb before Saturday, and she will order more food. You may reach her at (615) 225-6030, or by email at debs@sloanscycle.com. Abernathy’s H-D Customer Appreciation & Open House Date: 04/16/2016 Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Location: Abernathy’s H-D 1703 West Main St. Union City, TN 38261 New Event This year! Abernathy’s Harley Davidson will celebrate 59 years in business and it would never have been possible without YOU...our customers. As a token of our appreciation, we are making this day all about YOU! We will have Bar B Q freshly prepared and ready to eat, sale proceeds to benefit Wags & Whiskers. Ritual Ink tattoo artists Will Yates and Whitney Harbin will be here giving on site tattoos with Abernathy’s discounts. Andrew Inman will be here giving estimates and performing Paintless Dent Repair (RSVP Please). Sandy Clark will be here to sew on any patches you bring or buy. Come check out our 2016 Line Up as well as all of our great pre owned deals! Shop our Motor Clothes Dept for up to 70% off all of our Licensed Harley Davidson clothes. Just learning to ride? No Problem! Sign up for our Rider’s Academy classes! Door prizes will be given randomly through the day. This is a day you WILL NOT want to miss. H-D of Cool Springs Summer Music Series Date: 04/16/2016 Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location: H-D Cool Springs 7128 South Springs Drive Franklin, TN 37067 Summer Music Series featuring Heidi Jean Free Music, Free Food & Free Beer most every Saturday this summer! The Shed- AIR SHOW AFTER SHOW Date: 04/16/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: The Shed Smokehouse & Juke Joint 1820 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville, TN Green River returns to headline the Air Show After Show! The Jason Stinnett Band will once again open the show! After the Smoky Mountain Air Show, head over to The Shed for the after party!

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GOT EVENTS ? Submit your events to: events@thunderroadstennessee.com Blue Knights TN V 3rd Annual Benefit Ride Date: 04/16/2016 Time: 9:00 AM Location: Highway 12 Motorsports, 5110 Ashland City Highway, Nashville, TN Blue Knights TN V 3rd Annual Benefit Ride Proceeds benefit: Andrew Jackson Police Youth Camp 100 Club of Nashville Concerns of Police Survivors Middle & East Tennessee Registration: 9:00 AM @ Highway 12 Motorsports. $25/bike + $5/rider Kickstands Up: 10:00 AM Ride ends at Plantation Restaurant, 237 Beasley Drive, Dickson More Information: Jeff Ball, President of Blue Knights TN V - 615-400-7828 Bumpus H-D Jackson Boom Audio Workshop Date: 04/16/2016 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Bumpus H-D Jackson 326 Carriage House Dr. Jackson TN 38305 Boom Audio and Navigation Workshop. Chopper’s Grill Free Cookout Sunday Date: 04/17/2016 Time: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM Location: Chopper’s Grill 1200 Donelson Ave Old Hickory, TN 37138 Chopper’s FREE Cookout every Sunday 2-6pm “Tim’s Grilling” Chopper’s Grill Bike Night Date: 04/20/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Chopper’s Grill 1200 Donelson Ave Old Hickory, TN 37138 Chopper’s Bike Night every Wednesday 6pm - ?? Free Hot Dogs and Chips! Karaoke, Pool, Full Menu, Full Liquor Bar, Huge Deck, Nascar, and Plenty of Bike Parking. Adrenaline Bar & Grill Bike Night Date: 04/21/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Adrenaline Bar & Grill 200 Maddox-Simpson Pkwy, Lebanon, TN 37090 Adrenaline Bar & Grill Bike Night and Smitty & Alysha 6-9pm Every Thursday Night. Designated Bike Parking, Huge Patio with TV’s, Full Liquor Bar, Beer Pong, Volleyball, 100 Inch Movie Screen for All Sporting Events. H-D Cool Springs Bike Night Date: 04/21/2016 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: H-D Cool Springs 7128 South Springs Drive Franklin, TN 37067 Bike Night returns to HDCS - with Live Music from the band Southern SpYce & Free Beer! Smoky Mountain H-D Bike Night at the Shed Date: 04/21/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: The Shed Smokehouse & Juke Joint 1820 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville, TN Every Thursday through September! ABSOLUTELY FREE TO ATTEND. This is our Social Network! 6-9pm Enjoy food, beer, Drive-In Bike Show FTD Customs at Leesburg Bike fest Date: 04/21/2016 - 04/24/2016 Time: 9:00 AM Location: Gator H-D 1745 U.S. 441, Leesburg, FL FTD Customs will at Gator Harley Davidson for Leesburg bike fest April 21st thru the 24th. April 2016

Smoky Mountain H-D Ladies Garage Party Date: 04/22/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Smoky Mountain H-D 1820 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville, TN Learn how to gear up properly, Try out the Jumpstart Riding Simulator, Bring a friend and you will both be entered to win a FREE Riding Class. Space is limited, RSVP today. Log on to smokymtngarageparty.eventbright.com 5th Annual Benefit Ride for Tennessee Biker Medical Clinic Date: 04/23/2016 Time: 11:00 AM Location: Adrenaline 200 Maddox Simpson Pkwy Suite A, Lebanon, TN Contact phone: 615-281-7279 There are 4 Clinics in United States, Arizona, Kentucky, Ohio, and here in Tennessee. All proceeds go to this cause. 10.00 per hand and prizes for best and worst hands. NashvilleBikeWeek2017 will be here and they are a huge sponsor of this event. Adrenaline is another huge sponsor for this benefit as well. Call Carol Crowson at 615-2817279 for more info. The Journey Home Project Poker Ride Date: 04/23/2016 Time: 9:00 PM Location: Highway 12 Motorsports, 5110 Ashland City Highway, Nashville, TN The Journey Home Project Poker Ride Registration: Starts at 9:00 Kick Stands Up: Last bike out at 10:30 $10.00 per hand - $5.00 extra cards Prizes: Grand Prize, CustomBuilt AR15 Event information: MORE INFORMATION: Scott Fulton - jhppokerride@yahoo.com Catalyst Cycles Bike Night Date: 04/23/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: The Garage Bar 405 N Front St, Murfreesboro, TN Every other Saturday at The Garage Bar in Murfreesboro through September. Featuring the Graham Anthem Band. Chopper’s Grill Free Cookout Sunday Date: 04/24/2016 Time: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM Location: Chopper’s Grill 1200 Donelson Ave Old Hickory, TN 37138 Chopper’s FREE Cookout every Sunday 2-6pm “Tim’s Grilling”. Sloan’s Bikes on Broad St Bike Night Date: 04/26/2016 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Location: Sloan’s Motorcycle & ATV 2233 NW Broad St. Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Bikes on Broad St - BIKE NIGHT at Sloan’s Motorcycle 6PM-8:30PM. First Bike Night of the Season!! Chopper’s Grill Bike Night Date: 04/27/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Chopper’s Grill 1200 Donelson Ave Old Hickory, TN 37138 Chopper’s Bike Night every Wednesday 6pm - ?? Free Hot Dogs and Chips! Karaoke, Pool, Full Menu, Full Liquor Bar, Huge Deck, Nascar, and Plenty of Bike Parking.

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GOT EVENTS ? Submit your events to: events@thunderroadstennessee.com FTD Customs at Thunder Beach Date: 04/27/2016 - 05/01/2016 Time: 9:00 AM Location: Panama City Beach FL FTD Customs will be at Thunder on The Beach in Panama City Beach from April 27th thru may 1st. Appleton H-D 101: Bootcamp Date: 04/28/2016 Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Appleton Harley-Davidson 2501 Highway 41A Bypass Clarksville, TN Grab a friend and come experience Harley-Davidson. Explore the brand, check out the bikes and find out what it takes to get started! 2 for $200! Attend both workshops for an entry to win a $200 gift card! Adrenaline Bar & Grill Bike Night Date: 04/28/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Adrenaline Bar & Grill 200 Maddox-Simpson Pkwy, Lebanon, TN 37090 Adrenaline Bar & Grill Bike Night and Smitty & Alysha 6-9pm Every Thursday Night. Designated Bike Parking, Huge Patio with TV’s, Full Liquor Bar, Beer Pong, Volleyball, 100 Inch Movie Screen for All Sporting Events. Smoky Mountain H-D Bike Night at the Shed Date: 04/28/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: The Shed Smokehouse & Juke Joint 1820 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville, TN Every Thursday through September! ABSOLUTELY FREE TO ATTEND. This is our Social Network! 6 9pm Enjoy food, beer, Drive-In Bike Show. Chopper’s Grill Monthly Birthday Party Date: 04/30/2016 Time: 11:00 AM Location: Chopper’s Grill 1200 Donelson Ave Old Hickory, TN 37138 Chopper’s Grill Monthly Birthday Party Last Saturday of Every Month. This party is for everyone that has a Birthday this month! Karaoke, Pool, Full Menu, Full Liquor Bar, Huge Deck, Nascar, and Plenty of Bike Parking. Appleton H-D Spring Open House -Riding Academy Reunion Ride Date: 04/30/2016 Time: 12:00 PM Location: Appleton Harley-Davidson 2501 Highway 41A Bypass Clarksville, TN Every year all the students that have passed our Riding Academy course return to our dealership for a ride. This year, the ride will be the same day as our Buddy and Glen Poker Run. When riders return there will be plenty of food, live music and a poker run to participate in later in the day!

Appleton H-D Biker & Bogey’s Golf Scramble Date: 05/01/2016 Time: 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Location: Appleton Harley-Davidson 2501 Highway 41A Bypass Clarksville, TN 8am shotgun starts! Free lunch & beverages provided! $60 per person! Call us to sign up! 931-648-1607 Smith/Wilson/Stones River Charter -- CMT/Abate Swap Meet Date: 05/07/2016 Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location: HDP Motorcycle Consignment 14346 Lebanon Rd, Old Hickory, TN Contact Phone: 615-310-3436 Smith/Wilson/Stones River Charter -- CMT/Abate Presents Our Annual Swap Meet At HDP Motorcycle Consignment 14346 Lebanon Rd, Old Hickory, TN Saturday, May 7, 2016 9 AM – 4 PM Between Nashville And Mt. Juliet!!! Parts, Parts, And More Parts!!!! New/Used/Take-Offs/Scratch And Dent Leather/Jewelry/TShirts And More!! Gate Entrance Is $5.00 With 12 And Under Free! Vendor Charge Is $20.00 With 2 Free Admissions For Event Or Vendor Info Please Contact: Kim Marlin: 615-310-3436 Catalyst Cycles Bike Night Date: 05/07/2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: The Garage Bar 405 N Front St, Murfreesboro, TN Every other Saturday at The Garage Bar in Murfreesboro through September. Featuring the Graham Anthem Band Middle TN Ride for Kids Date: 05/15/2016 Time: 12:00 PM Location: Barfield Crescent Park 697 Veterans Pkwy Murfreesboro, TN Contact email: mbeaver@curethekids.org Contact phone: 828-450-2295 Ride for Kids Our Ride for Kids program is the longestrunning motorcycle charity event in the nation. This fun, family-friendly ride includes music, food and an inspiring ceremony featuring local brain tumor survivors. These Stars and their families are the reason we ride. REGISTER NOW AT RIDEFORKIDS.ORG AND START FUNDRAISING TO CURE THE KIDS! Earn exclusive Ride for Kids gear, an iPad and more!

H-D of Cool Springs Summer Music Series Date: 04/30/2016 Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location: H-D Cool Springs 7128 South Springs Drive Franklin, TN 37067 Summer Music Series featuring Austin’s Rose Free Music, Free Food & Free Beer most every Saturday this summer! Revolution MC Poker Run Date: 04/30/2016 Time: 9:00 AM Location: Highway 12 Motorsports, 5110 Ashland City Highway, Nashville, TN For more information: Kim Brown 615.753.6468 54

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Smoky Mountain Thunder Memorial Ride XVI Date: 05/29/2016 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Sevier County Courthouse Front Lawn, Sevierville, TN. This is an event that Honors Our Fallen Military. Opening Ceremony Begins at 10:00 A.M., Patriotic music, guest speaker Coast Guard Veteran Buddie Clark, wreath placement and Taps. Kickstands up: 11:00 A.M. for the Police escorted 65 mile ride across 5 Counties to Clinch Mountain Veteran’s Overlook in Grainger County. Closing Ceremony: Begins approx. 12:30 P.M., Patriotic music, wreath Placement, Honor Guard Rifle Volly Salute and Taps. 4th Annual Bad Habit Biker Bash Date: 06/03/2016 - 06/04/2016 Time: 11:00 AM Location: Sycamore Campground 2 Railroad Bed Rd Iron City, TN 38463 4th Annual Bad Habit Biker Bash June 3rd & 4th 2016 Gates open 11:00 am on June 3rd Sycamore Campground 2 Railroad Bed Rd Iron City, TN 38463 4th Annual Bad Habit Biker Bash bike rally, live music on Friday and Saturday nights, vendors, bike show etc... Come on down for a great time! Buffalo Valley AMA Pro Championship Hillclimb At Middle Tennessee Dragway Date: 07/30/2016 Time: 8:00 AM Location: Middle Tennessee Dragway. 680 Rock Springs Road, Buffalo Valley, TN Buffalo Valley AMA Pro Championship Hillclimb at Middle Tennessee Dragway. 680 Rock Springs Road, Buffalo Valley, TN. Exit 268 on I-40, 20 minutes west of Cookeville. Gates open at 8:00 am, Hillclimb begins at 11:00. Admission $20, 12 and under free. Bring your family and friends to the only AMA sanctioned Hillclimb in Tennessee! Sponsored By Boswell’s Country Roads Harley-Davidson and Thunder Roads Magazine of Tennessee. More details on Facebook at Buffalo Valley Hillclimb. Buffalo Valley AMA Amateur Hillclimb at Middle Tennessee Dragway Date: 09/17/2016 Time: 8:00 AM Location: Middle Tennessee Dragway. 680 Rock Springs Road, Buffalo Valley, TN Buffalo Valley AMA Amateur Hillclimb at Middle Tennessee Dragway. 680 Rock Springs Road, Buffalo Valley, TN. Exit 268 on I-40, 20 minutes west of Cookeville. Gates open at 8:00 am, Hillclimb begins at 11:00. Admission $10, 12 and under free. Bring your family and friends to the only AMA sanctioned Hillclimb in Tennessee! Sponsored By Thunder Roads Magazine of Tennessee and Boswell’s Country Roads Harley-Davidson. More details on Facebook at Buffalo Valley Hillclimb.

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