Thunder Roads Magazine Tennessee February 2018 by Thunder Roads Tennessee

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Scott High Denise High 615-389-1149 615-389-1016 Scott@thunderroadstennessee.com Denise@thunderroadstennessee.com 2017 Recipient of the NCOM (National Coalition of Motorcyclists)

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Bob “Bulldog” Ousley “From the Corner of Veteran’s Drive and Patriot’s Way” “Will Ride to Eat”

Ron Baptiste aka “Pastor Ron” “Chaplain’s Corner”

2016 Recipient of the Thunder Roads® National Network Publisher of the Year Award

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Thunder Roads® Tennessee Staff From the Editors Chaplain’s Corner – By Pastor Ron Baptiste Dyno Tuning – Scott High Thunder Paws Bullet Points – Scott High River City Powersports Show – By Scott High “Panhead” Phil of Music City Motorcycles – Cooper Chilton For Your Safety – By Donna Farrell Centerfold Calendar Events Bike of the Month From the Corner of Veteran’s Drive and Patriot’s Way – By Bob “Bulldog” Ousley Kiss in the Kitchen – By Toni McCoy Shearon News Bytes Jokers Wild Events Biker Friendly Directory Word Search Clubs-Organizations-Associations Thunder Cam Thunder Roads® Publishers of the Year 2017 Thunder Roads® Cover of the Year 2017 Thunder Roads® National Network

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Pastor Ron Baptiste Founder of Covenant Confirmers Ministries, Inc. www.covenantconfirmers.org Covenant Confirmers Ministries is a “Certified Recovery Congregation” Founder of TN Biker Medical Clinic, Inc. www.tennesseebikermedicalclinic.org

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T’S THE MONTH to celebrate love. With Valentine’s Day upon us, everyone is seeing hearts. For those in a relationship, this month is absolutely wonderful. With chocolate, flowers, jewelry, fancy dinners and lovely dates, it’s the perfect time to be coupled up. For those who are single this holiday, take the time to pamper yourself. You’re worth it.

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Remember when we were kids and we took Valentine’s to school to give to our classmates? And we decorated boxes to hold all of the Valentine’s we received. Do kids still do that? I can’t remember in which grade kids stop doing that. Was it middle school? It definitely wasn’t happening in high school, LOL.

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Check with our advertisers this month, some are offering sweet deals the month of February, like marked down preowned bikes, service specials, discounts on parts and apparel, and much more. You can find something for everyone you love! We’ve had to slow down our event schedule a little this winter while I’ve been rehabbing from back surgery, but my back is a lot better and we are picking up speed again. Even though some of the events we’ve been to recently have made me sore at the end of a long day on my feet, soon we’ll be back out at full speed. I know Scott hopes I’ll be able to ride longer than 45 minutes before I have to get off and walk around the bike for a few minutes and I do too! We want to congratulate Ed and Tammy Hinchey, publishers of Thunder Roads Pennsylvania on winning 2017 Thunder Roads National Publishers of the year, we are blessed to know first hand what an honor that is. We know how hard all 15 of the Thunder Roads publishers work to bring you a great magazine every month and to be recognized for your efforts really is special so once again congratulations Ed and Tammy! Be sure and check out the Thunder Roads® Word Search on page 33 of this issue for a chance to win some cool Thunder Roads® Tennessee prizes, like bottle and can koozies, shot glasses, patches, and more! Just mail your completed puzzle to us each month and we will draw one winner each month from all the correctly completed puzzles. Good luck and congrats to last month’s winner Cindy Nix and this month’s winner Mule Ellison! Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone from all of us at Thunder Roads® Tennessee! We hope your day is filled with love, happiness and motorcycles! As always, please patronize our advertisers because they are what keep this magazine going and free to you every month. Ride Hard Live Free Denise & Scott

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CHAPLAIN’S CORNER Pastor Ron Baptiste Founder of Covenant Confirmers Ministries, Inc. www.covenantconfirmers.org Covenant Confirmers Ministries is a “Certified Recovery Congregation” Founder of TN Biker Medical Clinic, Inc. www.tennesseebikermedicalclinic.org Live broadcast Sundays @ 10:30 am & Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm www.ustream.tv/channel/covenant-confirmers-online-sermons

“SPIRITUAL CONNECTIONS” This is a very sensitive subject that most religious denominations do not teach, but is vital to our spiritual growth. We must have this strong foundation to build upon and we need to know our “Spiritual roots.” How you perceive your “Man of God (Pastor)” determines what you receive from him. In a body of believers, people are at many different levels of faith. The Pastor can preach the exact same message to everyone, but some receive more revelation than others. Example: there is the visitor’s level that attend the church. There’s the members level that view preacher as the Pastor of that Church. There are membership level that see the preacher as their personal Pastor and then there’s the level of what I call “congregational sons and the level of “ministerial sons.” (The word “sons” does not pertain to gender, but to a position). There are many examples throughout the entire bible regarding this Spiritual relationship such as Moses & Aaron, Ruth & Naomi, Paul & Timothy and Paul & Titus. When Paul writes letters to the churches, he is writing to the public, to his “congregational sons.” But when he writes letters to individuals like Timothy & Titus, these letters were meant to be private, to his “ministerial sons” which he never intended for the public to read, but God wanted us to view them so we could get an understanding of “Spiritual Sonship”. When Paul is writing publically to the churches, he never gives names of those that came against him. In his letters to his spiritual sons, he tells them everything. Ministerial sons get “Impartation,” Congregational sons get “Information.” You don’t get to choose your Spiritual parents, the Holy Spirit will lead you in that direction; “As many that are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” Paul addresses the church at Corinth; “though you have ten thousand instructors in Christ” how many teachers, preachers, evangelist, radio, TV, CDs, and magazines have influenced your life? “But you have not many fathers: for in Christ I have begotten you through the gospel,” by revealing revelation knowledge, not because he was charismatic, good looking, rich or part of a mega church. You should have a Spiritual umbilical-cord between you and your Spiritual father. Paul also explains why some believers don’t stay in one place, but move from church to church, gleaning a little bit from one February 2018

Pastor to another. Before long their Spiritual life looks like a dog’s breakfast. 1 John 2:19 “They went out from us but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us, but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not of us.” Gal.4:1-9 “The heir (believer), as long as he is a child, differ nothing from a servant (Congregational sons) though he be lord of all; But is under tutors & governors (ten thousand instructors), until the time appointed by the Father (ministerial sons).” Until next time, keep your face in the wind and your kickstand up. To be found faithful, Pastor Ron

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DYNO TUNING By: Scott High Back in the carburetor days tuning your bike at home wasn’t that hard, drill out the mixture cover so you could turn the screw or maybe turn a knob, shim or replace a needle and if it idled smoothly, didn’t cough, smoke, chug, backfire, or fall flat at the top end of the rpm range, it was probably good. Most people left them alone, some got a little more precise by reading plugs and header pipe colors but for the most part if it ran it ran. Although they make no changes for weather or altitude carbs work pretty well if they are tuned somewhere in the ballpark, because the more air that goes through it, the more fuel it delivers. Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) was available as an option on Harley-Davidsons from 1995-96 until 2006 when carbs became the option, but since 2007 EFI is all you can get. EFI is a lot more precise and it does change with weather and altitude. For most, if they are both tuned well the only noticeable difference between carbs and EFI is you no longer have to remember to turn the fuel on or manage the choke for cold starts. But like most things motorcycle, the search for more power has caused some to try to find it by tinkering with their EFI system. I’m a shade tree tuner. My first EFI bike was a 2000 Road King with Magneti Marelli EFI and a Power Commander “piggy back” tuner on it with a downloaded map. Basically it tricked the factory system to adjust by sending a modified signal to the ECM and the tuner made it run much better. In 01-02 H-D switched to Delphi EFI, a much better system because it uses O2 sensors, but at first the options for home tuning were still limited. Later, the software guys caught up and they started building in self tuners. On my 06 Ultra I had a Thundermax, a tunable replacement ECM and later when they came out with self-tuning software and hardware for the system I put that on too. I started learning more about EFI tuning but I’m far from an expert. I’ve always been able to get my bikes to run pretty well but I’ve wondered how much better a good dyno-tune from a real expert could be. When I got a 14 Ultra Limited I added a 6

Screaming Eagle Pro Super Tuner which also has a self-tuning function built in. Tuning an EFI bike at home is guessing, selftuners let you guess with help, I have been self-tuning on this “stage 1” bike for over 3 years and I felt like it was pretty good, and better than the downloaded map for it. I thought it could be better, but I didn’t know how much. Jamie Lima at HarleyDavidson of Cool Springs invited us out to put it on their dyno and let their tuner, Mike Van Orden, see how I have done and see how much more an expert can get out of it with a real tune. Mike, an H-D Master Technician, engine builder, and tuner, started working on bikes with his father when he was a kid. Later the motorcycle scene in Phoenix drew him there, where he was taught how to tune by a few expert tuners with different styles, and he has combined what they taught him and what he’s learned along the way and developed his own method. It’s a little different (he calls it unorthodox), but the results speak for themselves, he’s even developed EFI base maps for some of the major aftermarket companies. Dyno tuning isn’t expensive in the overall scheme of things but most people don’t see it

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FULL PULLS

CRUISE as necessary, it usually is. Even stock bikes can benefit from a good tune. Ride-ability is the biggest gain even with the new EPA compliant tuners because all motors come from the factory with the same very lean tune to pass an EPA test, and because every motor is slightly different, some don’t respond as well as others to the factory tune. If you’ve made any changes to your motor at all a good tune is mandatory. Dyno tuning is all about maximizing your specific motor combination for power and efficiency in every situation by dialing in the Air Fuel Ratio (AFR) and timing. Some things to keep in mind, before you take your bike in, make sure you have a good back tire and a full tank of the pump fuel you normally use with no additives in it. There is a lot of prep work before your bike is strapped to the drum, checking the bike over to make sure it’s in good working condition, and while some tuners put long probes in the mufflers, in this case Mike removed the heat shields to drill holes in the header pipes and installed weld nuts to insert a probe into each pipe one at a time. When the 45 minute to an hour prep work was done it was time to tune. Every tuner has their own way of tuning, as I said Mike’s is different, but it works very well. Tuning AFR is basically telling the ECM how much air is actually coming in to each cylinder by changing the VE (Volumetric Efficiency) numbers, it then uses those numbers to know how much fuel February 2018

to add to hit the target AFR. After he set the target AFRs he wanted the bike to run at different RPM/loads, he tuned each cylinder one at a time, first with one hand on the throttle and the other taking notes he checked diagonally across the RPM and Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) blocks just like you run up through the gears on the road. Using the notes he then tuned the bike and checked his work with a recorded pull. Then using the same process he checked and tuned across the blocks for best cruise in the ranges you normally ride in on the road. Finally full throttle pulls for max power. Each of those pulls gave him the information he needed to fill in what few blanks were left based on his knowledge and experience. Then he tweaked the timing and all of the other little settings that are available with most tuners that can make a big difference in ride-ability. In total he only made 6 recorded pulls on the bike which is very low, I’ve seen dyno sheets with over 30 pulls on them but most take around 15-20. The numbers, overall, he found 5.5% more peak horse power, and 8.5% more peak torque with a max of almost 17% (over 13 ft-lb) more torque at 2500 RPM. While the peak numbers were typical for a stage 1 bike (mid 80’s HP and low 100’s TQ), those gains are impressive on a bike that has over 35 self-tuning runs on it, but the real difference dyno tuning made was on the road. This bike has never been this responsive even when it was stock, by responsive I mean when you twist the throttle it JUMPS forward which makes the added power very noticeable, and it pulls harder everywhere. It’s also more controllable at parking lot speeds and has no popping on deceleration, or ill manners of any kind. It also runs cooler and gets great mileage. It completely changed the way the bike rides for the better. The moral of the story is if you haven’t had your EFI bike dyno tuned, it’s worth the time and money if you want it to be all it can be, in every situation. Most every Harley Dealership in the state has a dyno and a tuner and some independent shops do as well, go and talk to a few and find one you like. If you don’t have an EFI tuner on your bike already, find out which one your tech likes best before you buy, and if you are in the Cool Springs area go talk to Mike. You won’t be disappointed.

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Galla – Female (S), 1-2 Years Old, 60 Pounds, Labrador/Terrier Mix. Galla is a beautiful girl that loves to play. Her excitement leads to a bit of pulling on the leash. She loves people and pets. Grace – Female, 1-2 Years Old, 40 Pounds, Terrier Mix. Grace is a sweet girl. She is a little shy at first but warms up quickly. She walks great on a leash and loves the attention from people. She enjoys off leash time but prefers to stay close to you. She seems to be fine with her neighboring fur friends.

Presley – Male, 2-3 Years Old, 45 Pounds, Australian Cattle Dog Mix. Presley is one cool dude. He walks pretty good on a leash, he gets a little excited when he sees a cat. He wants to be where the people are and he really likes to have his belly rubbed and his neck, cheeks and ears scratched. He was found running around town with his buddy Sweet Pete. Sachi – Female, 2-3 Years Old, 40 Pounds, American Staffordshire Terrier Mix. Sachi is an absolute doll. She is very friendly and sweet as can be. She does pretty well on a leash. She loves people and pets. She seems to get along with other dogs.

Leonard – Male, 1-2 Years Old, 60 Pounds, Mountain Cur / Lab Mix. Leonard is a shy boy that comes up to you for love and attention. He is unsure what to think about his new surrounds but he is slowly coming around. Leonard loves you to scratch behind his ears and spends some time just cuddling up next to him.

Sweet Pete – Male, 2-3 Years Old, 60 Pounds, Bulldog Mix. Sweet Pete his name says it all. This boy walks great on a leash (unless he sees a cat) adores people and will roll over for belly rubs at the drop of a hat. He has a buddy, Presley that he came in with at the shelter so he may do fine with other dogs.

Orville Reddinbarker – Male (N), 1-2 Years Old, 60 Pounds, Lab/Terrier Mix. Orville is a handsome boy. He is a little shy at first but once he knows you have pets for him in his in your lap. He walks great on a leash and is well behaved. Perry – Male (N), 5-6 Years Old, 60 Pounds, American Staffordshire Terrier Mix. Perry is a handsome boy. He is a little shy at first meeting and unsure what to do on the leash but is catching on quickly. Once he knows you he takes over your lap for pets and love.

Valerie – Female, 1-2 Years Old, 45 Pounds, Mountain Cur Mix. Valerie is a fun and friendly Mountain Cur Mix. This sweet girl is full of energy and wants nothing more than to be played with. After a good game of fetch, Valerie loves to lay next to you for some loving and cuddle time. She also does pretty well on a leash.

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GUN SHOP ETIQUETTE

Gun shops are great places where you can learn about, put your hands on, and handle the firearms and accessories you are interested in purchasing, but they can also be intimidating to some people. You can read all of the internet reviews and watch all of the videos you want but until you put your hands on the firearm you will never know. Your local gun shop operates on very small profit margins and they still have bills to pay just like you and me, so to keep the lights on, the staff fed, and the shelves stocked, they are counting on you making some purchases there. Don’t be the guy that only goes to the shop to check out your latest internet purchase before you buy from some guy shipping guns from his grandmother’s basement to save $20.

If you do pretty soon you will be making those purchases sight unseen. Here is a short list of some of the dos and don’ts at your local gun shop. First, don’t be nervous, the staff at the store are pretty knowledgeable and they aren’t going to laugh at you if you ask questions, in fact they will appreciate it more than if you try to act like you know what you are talking about if you don’t, they’ll pick up on that pretty quick and probably will laugh at you, but hopefully after you leave. If you want to handle a gun just ask, they will let you. After they clear it and hand it to you don’t point it at them, or anyone else for that matter. When you are handed a firearm even if you just watched someone clear it, it’s good practice to check it yourself, then point it in a safe direction to see how it points and fits your hand. It’s also a good time to ask how to operate it if you are unfamiliar with it. That brings us to slide stops, if you pull the slide back it’s never ok to just let it go on an empty chamber and if the slide is locked back don’t just drop the slide stop, also don’t open the cylinder of a revolver and flip it shut like in the movies. Same with dry firing, usually it’s ok to dry fire most centerfires but almost never a rimfire, so always ask before you dry fire either and if it needs one, they will probably

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offer you a snap cap. Treat every firearm like it’s expensive and belongs to someone else because until you have filled out the forms and paid for it, it is and it does. Never try to strip a gun down at the counter, if you want to see the insides ask, also never force a gun to do something, if you push the magazine release and it doesn’t drop out ask the staff. Remember it’s not your gun yet. It is ok if you’ve seen a gun cheaper somewhere else to ask if they can take a little off the price, sometimes they will if they can and usually it depends on your attitude. If you ask them to take $100 off of a $400 gun they can’t, be reasonable, the guy shipping guns from his grandmother’s basement doesn’t have to pay staff, rent and an electric bill so when they offer you 10% off, that will probably be pretty close once you pay shipping and transfer fees and remember they let you come in out of the heat, cold, or rain, and ask questions and handle it under the bright lights of the shop before you buy it, the internet guy doesn’t. If the shop staff is working on a trade it’s not ok to try to out-bid them. If they fail to reach an agreement it’s ok to go out in the parking lot and try to reach a price. Also if you bring a gun into a shop to trade bring it in a case or at least with the action open. If you are carrying never pull your loaded firearm from its holster without asking the staff if you may, usually that will be met with them doing the same. Gun shops are great places to talk to likeminded people about guns but be careful what you say, gun people are very opinionated. You don’t know who they are or where they have been so don’t go into a gun shop and start spouting off about every gun in the cabinet. You never know if the gun you are badmouthing because you had problems with it at the range has served the guy next to you well through multiple deployments in a hostile environment. Finally a gun shop is a place like most places where if you treat people with respect you will be treated with respect.

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River City Powersports Show By: Scott High The River City Powersports show in Owensboro KY is just a short drive from a large part of Tennessee. They have a huge bike show, in fact it’s home to the Kentucky stop on the Baddest Bagger Tour which brought out some of the coolest baggers around, and their own Regular Joe Bike Show had 19 classes. There were over 60 vendors with live music on stage and food and drinks available. It’s also a party, it’s organized by the same folks that put on the Hawg Valley Rally. Saturday night there is an after party which is included with your $15 2 day ticket, this year our friends Geneva and The Geneva band played to a full house. You can drive up, check out all the bikes and vendors and drive home, but the River City Powersports show was conceived as a destination event, a mid-winter get away to come and hang out with your friends and meet new ones to help you get through a cold winter with very few chances to ride. It’s held in the Owensboro Convention Center right on the Ohio river and there are 2 hotels just a few steps away on either side so you can book a room, come up on Saturday, walk around and see the show, and vote for peoples choice by making a $1 donation to charity. Then you can go to the after party, listen to music have a few drinks and a great time with great people then walk back to your hotel room. Think of it as an indoor rally! The next morning you can get up and go see which bikes won the hardware and enjoy the drive home. Even with 5 inches of snow this year the turnout was great and lots of our Tennessee friends braved the snow and stopped by our booth to say hi. It really was a lot of fun and a great get away. Watch for it next year!

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“PANHEAD” PHIL OF MUSIC CITY MOTORCYCLES

I got to spend some time with my old friend Phil “Panhead” Hipsher the other day and if you never sat down to talk to him, you‘ve missed a very interesting time. Panhead started Music City Motorcycles in 2001, located at 208 17th Avenue North, just north of Church Street. His shop is nationally known for the many trophy bikes his has built, as well as those featured in many biker magazines, including “Thunder Roads Magazine” and several in “Easyriders”, which gave him a display booth in their Nashville show. Panhead was born in Sevierville, TN and moved to Sparta when he was 2 years old. As his father wasn’t around much, at an early age he began hanging out at a lawnmower/rototiller shop and was soon repairing small engines. At 15, he acquired his first motorcycle, a 1973 Honda Scrambler and worked on it at the shop. He then moved up to a kickstart Sportster and then built his first bike on his own, a 1955 Panhead. He later joined a motorcycle club in Sparta. They told him that he could have an old 1957 Panhead, if he could get it started, which he did. One of the members saw him riding it and told a friend, “Here comes that old Panhead. His friend yelled “Hey Panhead”, thinking that was Phil’s name, and it stuck. In addition to building you a cool custom bike, Panhead’s shop will service, restore, or repair your V-Twin. Some services are also available for Metric bikes – just ask. As you can see, Panhead has been a biker all of his life. He even lives in his shop, staying close to his creations. Two of his current projects are building a 1954 Panhead and a 2017 Indian. Several of his customs are also in the shop. In addition, due to his love of music, he drives a bus for touring music artists and hosts NOW recording studios in his shop, as well as providing assistance to up and coming artists. Quite an interesting and great guy! Give Panhead a call at 615-963-9508, see his ad in “Thunder Roads Magazine”, or check out his web site at www.musiccitymotorcycle. com. Not affiliated with Music City Indian. Ride Safe and Have Fun!! Cooper February 2018

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RIDER SAFETY

PERSONAL SAFETY - TOASTY & WARM

FREQUENTLY talk about how distraction increases risk when we are riding. When any part of your body becomes uncomfortable, you become distracted by it. This can happen quickly when riding in cold weather. I was recently talking to Jim Cook, owner of Appalachian Rider Education Program (www. arep4u.com) discussing the value in layering and the importance of protecting the farthest extremities from the heart, your fingers and toes! (It was a cold, snowy day and seemed like a valid topic.) Here is a recap of the things we talked about.

Not only is being cold on your bike a distraction, it is also dangerous. Hypothermia is a lower than normal body temperature, typically when your body temperature falls below 95 degrees. Some of the warning signs are: ■■

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index is used instead.” This is where the importance of layering comes in. Start with a base layer and choose something that is breathable. When you get to the top layer, think about a jacket that is windproof. Along with layers, heated gear is very popular and is a super accessory for cold-weather riding. You can stay warm with heated gloves, jacket liners, vests and pant liners. One last thought, and it’s about dehydration. You can become dehydrated in cold weather and often you won’t even recognize it. By the time you feel thirsty, you are most likely already dehydrated. Keep that water bottle stashed in your bike year-round.

As your body gets cold, blood vessels contract or narrow in the arms and legs which results in your fingers and toes being the first to suffer from the cold. For this reason, it is important to protect the farthest extremities from the heart when you are preparing for your cold (or cool) weather ride. Winter riding gloves, glove liners, heated gloves and disposable heat packs are great for keeping those fingers toasty so that you can properly operate your throttle, clutch, front brake and other controls. You have the same options for keeping your toes and feet warm.

There it is, the chat Jim and I had that came from cold fingers and toes on a cold, snowy day in January. Prepare for coldweather riding and remember, safe riding starts with you! Donna, along with being an avid riding enthusiast, is a MSF motorcycle safety coach for the state of Tennessee and a Harley-Davidson Riding Academy Coach. She is a member of the Motor Maids, H.O.G. and Ladies of Harley.

Along with your extremities, you’ll will need to keep your head warm as well. What your mom said about heat escaping from your head is true. With this knowledge in mind you can consider a skull cap helmet liner, balaclava or neck gaiter. I favor the neck gaiter almost yearround focusing on fleece in the winter months. I’ve found that keeping my neck warm aids in keeping my core warm as well. What about that wind chill factor? Checking Wikipedia, you can find that “wind chill is the perceived decrease in air temperature felt by the body on exposed skin due to the flow of air. Wind chill numbers are always lower than the air temperature for values where the formula is valid. When the apparent temperature is higher than the air temperature, the heat February 2018

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BIKE OF THE MONTH

2005 HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD KING

Congratulations to Mark Morales on winning our monthly Bike Contest on Facebook!

I bought my 05 Road King 3 years ago and I’ve added a Road Glide fairing, raked out with 26 inch front wheel with 6 inch extended bags and painted it ice white. Custom inner fairing from Voodoo Bike Works with 8.8 JL Audio speakers and two 6x9 speakers in bags with two 500 watt amps. Custom air ride from Dirty Air. Custom made 16 inch bars from Torch Industries. Thanks to everyone that voted for my bike. 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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by Bob “Bulldog” Ousley Dear Fellow Veterans and Patriots of Tennessee: February 12th, 2018, marks the 45th anniversary of “Operation Homecoming,” the negotiated release of Prisoners of War from Vietnam. The operation resulted in the return of 591 POWs to the United States but also the abandonment of possibly two times that number in Southeast Asia. Henry Kissinger negotiated the release of prisoners held in North Vietnam but not those held in Laos, Cambodia, South Vietnam, China and Russia. Vietnam is repatriating the abandoned POW’s by warehousing their remains after they die and systematically planting them in former battlefield areas scheduled to be searched and excavated by US teams. Vietnam, United States bureaucrats and intelligence services coordinate to keep this sad truth concealed. Nobody in government wants to admit that previous Presidents going back to Harry Truman have lied to the American people and told them no prisoners of war were abandoned for political convenience. Today Vietnam cooperates because they receive special treatment from the United States in return for helping insure no live POWs return from Southeast Asia to reveal the truth. The fact that our government has abandoned close to 30,000 American POWs since World War II is the saddest travesty of the American story. 73 years after the end of WWII, 64 years after the cease fire with North Korea and 43 years after the fall of Saigon the cover up continues with no great American outcry!!! Today it looks like the government bureaucrats who have managed this open wound on the American conscience may be close to winning. In spite of countless books, investigations and evidence proving Americans were left behind in captivity and abandoned, there is no major outcry for their return or for the true story of their fate to be admitted by the United States Government. Several Presidents have issued executive orders for the classified documents on all missing in action service members to be declassified and made available for public view. Congress has mandated the declassification of all documents associated with the missing. In spite of these orders the intelligence services play shell games with the files, withhold them and refuse to turn them over. Why??? The number of Americans alive when the missing were lost continues to decline as they age and pass away. For all practical purposes nobody under the age of 43 was alive when these men went missing or were abandoned. If the government isn’t held accountable for the lie within the next 20 years those who were abandoned or have not been ac-

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counted for will be lost forever. When nobody is left to care the government will close the files and shut down the effort altogether. There are still 1602 American service members missing from the Vietnam war. Recently the President went to Vietnam and during his speech to the world he declared the importance of a complete accounting for our missing Americans. We hope this signals a positive shift away from the blind-eye stance of the past five post-Vietnam presidents. We also hope the 2015 Department of Defense reorganization of the activity responsible for POW/MIA accounting will finally be put on track. When the former organizations (DPMO and JPAC) were blended into the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) most of the people responsible for the poor performance were kept. Is it any surprise the effort to investigate and recover missing service members continues to account at a pace that will take centuries? There are still 82,411 officially missing in action since WWII? They have yet to account for the minimal number of 200 service members per year mandated by congress!! Michael McDonald-Low is a former Vietnam war infantry commander. He remained focused on insuring one of his soldiers lost on the battlefield was recovered and identified. It became painfully obvious the government office responsible was not looking where the soldier was lost. After several years of trying to direct them to where the soldier was lost he was allowed to go with the search team. He was able to guide them and the result of his effort led to the recovery of his former soldier and the return of his remains to the family. Michael was designated Southeast Asia Veteran Liaison and provided analysis and expertise to help recover other MIAs. He was there during the transition to DPAA. He has seen the inner workings of the new organization and discovered the effort is dramatically flawed and in need of a new plan, new people and alterations leading to better performance. His recommendations include; adopting equipment that finds remains and not just metal, add combat veterans to case investigation teams, interviewing veteran survivors of the loss incident, adding investigative team members to the recovery team, all identification technology be made available to complete an identification and develop university partnerships to develop new technologies. So far nothing has changed and families have to wait centuries to learn the fate of their loved one. Shouldn’t our government bring our missing home and put this tragedy in the past? 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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IF you really want a Happy Valentine’s Day, then simply take your lovely woman out to eat at her fave restaurant. Somewhere that she’ll be treated like the Queen she is, and no dishes to wash. Believe me when I say you will be greatly rewarded. Oh, yeah! Here’s a few super simple, quick appetizer’s you can make before you head out......or, just make these and stay in! Be sure and buy enough champagne, wine or adult beverage of HER choice.

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cilantro (optional). Spread mixture evenly on (4) tortillas; top generously with cheese. Cover w/ remaining tortillas. Heat skillet; add a few drops of peanut oil or extra virgin olive oil and cook quesadillas 2 minutes per side. You want little golden brown spots all over. Slide from pan onto a cutting board and cut like a pizza. Serve up on a platter with bowl of salsa & sour cream each. It’s only you 2; double dipping is encouraged. (Smooch)

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1 Bottle of Lambrusco Wine (find @ any liquor store or grocery store selling wine) 1 Bag of Jumbo Frozen Shrimp from your fave 2 Ounces Creme de Cassis (@ any liquor store) grocery. Thaw under running cold water in a colander, as per pkg. suggestions. Keep tails on 1 Cup of Strawberries (tops and bottom tip removed and sliced) It’s one cup of strawberries and pat dry w/ paper towels. for each bottle of wine, so slice accordingly. Pour your favorite Cocktail Sauce into shallow In a large pitcher (preferably glass), add the full bowls with stems on them or use champagne glasses. Hang your shrimp over rim of glass w/ the bottle of chilled Lambrusco, Creme de Cassis and strawberries, stirring gently to combine. Fill 2 tail on the outside for easy gripping. Cut a lemon highball glasses with small ice cubes (like Sonic or lime up into sections and a slit across the cenDrive-In has) or cracked ice. If you don’t have ter to put slit on rim of glass to squeeze all over ice option on your fridge,(wrap larger cubes in shrimp prior to eating. I personally like a small a clean dish towel and use meat mallet or small dipping bowl of real melted butter to first dip my shrimp in melted butter and then into the cocktail hammer to break up into small cracked pieces) place in a small plastic bowl in freezer to be sauce. Perfect appetizer for 2! handy for refills. I would advise getting 2 or 3 bottles of Lambrusco and since you already have the other ingredients, making a fresh pitcher or E-Z BLACK BEAN QUESADILLA pitchers is no hassle. Plan ahead guys! 2 (15 oz.) Cans of Bush’s Seasoned (reads Seasoned Recipe on can) Black Beans; drained CHERRY SAKE COCKTAIL 1 Cup of your favorite Salsa 1 Bottle of Japanese Sake (or more) 2 Cups Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack cheese In each champagne glass add 2 shots of Sake 8 8-inch Flour Tortillas 2 ozs. of Amaretto liqueur and a teaspoonful of yours’ or your lady’s frozen fruit of choice that 1/3 Cup of Sour Cream you’ve smooshed (muddled) in a glass bowl. Us1 Small Can of Green Chilies ing this recipe you can easily make up a pitcher. This recipe is so easy and the drink is delicious! 1 Good Pinch of Chopped Cilantro (optional) Mash one can of black beans w/ potato masher. HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY BIKERS! Mix in remaining can of black beans, salsa and

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NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish, National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM)

SAVE THE DATE: NCOM CONVENTION IN MOBILE The 33rd annual NCOM Convention will be held Mother’s Day weekend, May 10-13, 2018 at the Renaissance / Riverview Plaza Hotel, located at 64 S. Water St., in Mobile, Alabama, so reserve your room now for the special NCOM rate of $114 by calling (251) 438-4000. The largest gathering of motorcycle rights activists in the world, this year’s NCOM Convention will draw hundreds of concerned motorcyclists from across America to “The Port City” to address topics of concern to all riders. All motorcyclists are welcomed and encouraged to participate in the many meetings, seminars and group discussions that focus on legislative efforts and litigation techniques to protect our riders’ rights and preserve Freedom of the Road. Agenda items will cover legal and legislative issues, with Special Meetings for Veterans Affairs, Women in Motorcycling, Clean & Sober Roundtable and World of Sport Bikes, as well as the Christian Unity Conference and Confederation of Clubs Patch Holders Meeting. NCOM has successfully outreached to numerous segments of the motorcycling community in an effort to unite for our rights, in both the courthouse and statehouse, and has become a unifying voice amongst North America’s motorcycle rights organizations (MROs), motorcycle clubs, women riders, religious riding organizations, touring groups, trikers, sportbikers, and minority motorcyclists. For more information, or to register for the 2018 NCOM Convention, contact the National Coalition of Motorcyclists at (800) ON-ABIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. SECOND BIKER SET FOR TRIAL IN WACO REJECTS PLEA DEAL Following a hung jury in the first of 171 Twin Peaks cases to go to court, resulting in a declared mistrial, the second defendant set for trial on charges stemming from the deadly May 17, 2015 shooting has rejected a plea deal. Dallas trucker George “Scooter” Bergman declined a deal in court to plea to a misdemeanor with one year probation, and the District Attorney dropping murder charges, but he instead demanded his day in court by pleading not guilty to engaging in organized criminal activity resulting in deaths and injuries. Nine bikers were killed and 20 injured in the 2015 shootout involving police and bikers at the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas. Describing how he was on his way to the bathroom when the first shots rang out, and how he ducked for cover until the firing stopped, Bergman says “How can I say I am guilty for something when that is what I did?” Defense attorney Clint Broden says the state has no evidence against his client “other than he was present at Twin Peaks and was wearing a motorcycle jacket.” The prosecutor’s office has since sought a continuance of the case until July, after the upcoming March 6 election primary, in a move many believe is so the D.A. doesn’t suffer a loss or another mistrial before facing local voters. 26

Last November, Bandidos MC leader Christopher “Jake” Carrizal was the first biker to face trial. The jury in that case told the judge that even after several hours of deliberation they could not reach a unanimous verdict, which forced the judge to declare a mistrial. STUDY URGES MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS TRAINING IN DRIVER’S ED Motorcycle awareness should be included in all driver training and increased in safety campaigns, according to the authors of an Australian National University study which found that drivers are twice as likely to miss seeing a motorcycle compared with a taxi and admit they do not expect to see motorcyclists. Referred to it as “inattentional blindness” resulting in “looked-butfailed-to-see” (LBFTS) crashes, these are the most common type of collision involving motorcycles, according to the 2017 US Motorcycle Crash Causation Study. Now, a new Australian National University study, “Allocating Attention to Detect Motorcycles: The Role of Inattentional Blindness”, has found that drivers are overloaded with more sensory information than the brain can handle. “So our brain has to decide what information is most important,” the study reports. Researchers showed photographs of “safe” or “unsafe” situations involving a motorcycle and a taxi, and 65% did not detect the motorcycle while only 31% did not notice the taxi. In other experiments, drivers modulated their attention to accommodate motorcycles when necessary, suggesting that motorcycles are given the least amount of attention. Participants said they believed a motorcycle was just as likely to be on the road as a taxi, but admitted they would be far less likely to notice the motorcycle. However, participants who have a motorcycle license were more likely to notice the motorcycles. “Motorcycles appear to be very low on the priority list for the brain when it is filtering information,” University researcher Kristen Pammer says. Co-authors say their study highlights the need to encourage drivers to be more motorcycle-aware with special training for novice drivers to “put motorcyclists higher on the brain ‘radar’ of the driver.” Pammer notes many ways drivers can be made rider-aware, including advertising campaigns. “I would put it into driver training programs where everyone who drives must also experience what it is like to ride a motorbike,” she says, adding that “If we could have everyone pass a simulator motorbike riding test -- I bet it would make a big difference.” TRAFFIC STOP 101 REQUIRED LEARNING A legislative trend has started amongst states passing laws requiring licensees be taught the basics of being pulled over, and by knowing what to do drivers can avoid negative interactions with law enforcement during traffic stops. As of the New Year, three more states have introduced such legislation; In Kentucky, HB104 would require that a driver’s education program includes “instruction regarding a driver’s conduct during interactions with law enforcement officers” and amend the state’s Driver Manual to contain the information needed for an operator’s license examina-

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tion; and require driver training schools to include it in the course of instruction for new drivers. House Bill 104 was introduced January 2nd and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. House Bill 1244 in Missouri “Requires driver’s license examiners to demonstrate to applicants what he or she is likely to experience during a traffic stop and requires driver’s education providers to include curriculum on traffic stops.” Likewise, S7239 in New York would mandate “driver education courses to include a description of law enforcement procedures during traffic stops and the actions a motorist shall take during such stop including appropriate interactions with such officers.” It was introduced January 5th in the Senate and referred to the Transportation Committee. SLUMPING BIKE SALES BLAMED ON UNCLE SAM “To say sales of new motorcycles have been slow is an understatement right up there with advising the captain of the Titanic that there’s a ‘little leak’ down in the hold,” observes the National Motorists Association (www.motorists.org), then rhetorically asking ‘Why?” in a recent blog...”Could it be ... Uncle?” “It is because of Uncle that motorcycling isn’t what it was once -freeing, in particular,” claims NMA columnist Eric Peters, adding that it has also become too expensive for Millennials -- the next-up generation that ought to be swelling the new rider ranks, but aren’t, because they’re already saddled with plenty of debt. Some telling statistics indicate the median age of a rider today is 47 -- up from 32 in 1990 -- and even more alarming is that the number of first-time/new riders in the 18-24 cohort of people who will form the backbone of the buyer base for the next 20-30 years is down from 16% of the total pool back in 1990 to a depressing 6% today. Probably because they can’t afford it, says NMA. “Motorcycling has become not-cheap for several reasons -- all traceable to Uncle.” Bikes are now mandated to have the same expense-padding equipment -- especially anti-pollution equipment like cars have had for decades, even though motorcycles overall have a negligible impact on February 2018

the environment because of small engines in small numbers. “New bikes must now be very much like new cars -- computercontrolled EFI, catalytic converters...They are not only expensive as a result -- especially to service, which most people can no longer do themselves.” So instead of being an inexpensive hands-on experience, motorcycling is becoming the pastime of the old -- and affluent. The median household income of a motorcycle owner is now $62,200 according to stats compiled by the Motley Fool and 65% bring in more than $50,000. That largely rules out the 18-24 crowd (Millennials) as a class. It’s not that they “don’t like motorcycles,” as asserted by some analysts... “It’s simply that they can’t afford them anymore.” AIRBAG SUITS NOW MANDATORY IN MOTORCYCLE RACING Motorcycle suits with airbag technology have been used voluntarily by most of the world’s fastest riders for nearly a decade, though never mandatory, but that has now changed for all classes across the 2018 MotoGP World Championship races. Thanks to a new official ruling by governing body Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), the high-tech devices are becoming mandatory across the board in MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3 for the 2018 season. The FIM’s new mandate states that all full-time riders must wear leathers fitted with an airbag system at all times during every session. The new regulations also require that every airbag system pass a series of rigorous tests which each manufacturer is responsible for selfcertifying that its respective suit passes all regulations and standards. “These regulations mark yet another step towards increased rider safety, with the FIM, IRTA and Dorna all committed to making sure MotoGP is as safe as possible -- and always evolving,” according to MotoGP. QUOTABLE QUOTE: “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”~ Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-68) Civil Rights Leader

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“Whipped” is in his back yard trying to fly a kite. He throws the kite up in the air, the wind catches it for a few seconds, it then comes crashing back down to the earth. “Whipped” tries this a few more times with no success. All the while, his wife is watching from the kitchen window and muttering to herself how men need to be told how to do everything. She opens the window and yells to her husband, “Whip, you need a piece of tail.” “Whipped” turns with a confused look on his face and says, “Make up your mind, woman! Last night you told me to go fly a kite.” -------------------------------------------------------------I was having drinks at a popular local hotel Pub with my friend Justin, when he spotted an attractive woman sitting at the bar. After an hour of gathering his courage, he approached her and asked, “Would you mind if I chatted with you for a while?” She responded by yelling at the top of her lungs, “No, I won’t come over to your place tonight!” With everyone in the restaurant staring, Justin crept back to our table, puzzled and humiliated. A few minutes later, the woman walked over to us and apologized. “I’m sorry if I embarrassed you,” she said, “but I’m a graduate student in Psychology and I’m studying human reaction to embarrassing situations”. At the top of his lungs Justin responded, “What do you mean two hundred dollars an hour in your room upstairs?!!” -------------------------------------------------------------A middle-aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table, she had a neardeath experience. Seeing God, she asked, “Is my time up?” God said, “No, you have another 30 years, two months and eight days to live” Upon hearing the good news, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a face-lift, liposuction and tummy tuck. She figured she might as well look her best since she was in it for the long haul. After her last operation, she was released from the hospital. While crossing the street on her way home, she was struck by an ambulance and killed. Arriving in front of God, she demanded, “I thought you said I had another 30 years? Why didn’t you pull me out of the path of that ambulance?” God replied, “Girl, I didn’t recognize you!” 28

Top Ten Country & Western Songs Last Year: 10. I Hate Every Bone in Her Body But Mine 9. I Ain’t Never Gone To Bed with an Ugly Woman But I Woke Up With A Few 8. If The Phone Don’t Ring, You’ll Know It’s Me 7. I’ve missed You, But My Aim’s Improvin’ 6. Wouldn’t Take Her to A Dogfight ‘Cause I’m Scared She’d Win 5. I’m So Miserable without You It’s like You’re Still Here 4. My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend and I Miss Him 3. She Took My Ring and Gave Me the Finger 2. She’s Lookin’ Better with Every Beer And the Number One Country & Western song is .. It’s Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chewed My Ass All Day. --------------------------------------------------------------If you’re being harassed by telemarketers and you see “Unknown Caller” on your Caller I.D., just pick up the phone and yell really loud; “HELLO....You’re On The Air”. --------------------------------------------------------------Wife texts hubby on a really cold winter morning: “Windows frozen, won’t open.” Hubby texts back: “Gently pour some lukewarm water over it and then gently tap edges with hammer”. Wife texts back 10 minutes later: “Computer totally screwed up now. Thanks for nothing.” -------------------------------------------------------------Once upon a time there was a frog who lived in a lake all by himself. He had been given special powers by a local witch. One day he finally ventured out of the lake to get his first glimpse of the world outside. The first thing he saw was a bear chasing a rabbit (this went on all day, every day) and so he called out to them and asked them to stop. Then he said to them: “I am a magical frog and since you are the first two animals I have ever seen, I am going to grant you both three wishes. You will each take turns using them and you have to use them now.” The bear (being greedy) went first. I would like for every bear in this forest to be female except for me.” A magical sound and it was done. Then the rabbit. “I would like a helmet.” This confused both the frog and the bear, but after a magical sound there was a helmet. It was the bear’s turn again. “I would like for every bear in the neighboring forest to be female.” A magical sound and it was done. The rabbit went again. “I would like a motorcycle.” Both the frog and the bear wondered why the rabbit didn’t just ask for a lot of money with which he could buy himself a motorcycle, but after a magical sound there was a motorcycle. The bear took his last wish. “I would like for all the bears in the world to be female except for me.” A magical sound and it was done. The rabbit then put on his helmet, started up the motorcycle, and said “I wish this bear was gay” and took off like a bat out of hell.

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EVENTS Chopper’s Grill Industry Night Date: 02/01/2018 – 02/27/2018 Time: 7:00 PM – Close Industry Night Every Tuesday & Thursday Night 7-Close. Bring Your Server Card or Paystub. Giving Back To Those That Give So Much! Chopper’s Grill Karaoke Friday Night Date: 02/02/2018, 02/09/2018, 02/16/2018, 02/23/2018 Time: 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM Location: Chopper’s Grill, 1200 Donelson Ave., Old Hickory, TN 37138 It’s gonna be a great time every Friday Night at Chopper’s Grill Karaoke! Come on down for a great time! Chopper’s Grill Karaoke Saturday Night Date: 02/03/2018, 02/10/2018, 02/17/2018, 02/24/2018 Time: 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM Location: Chopper’s Grill, 1200 Donelson Ave., Old Hickory, TN 37138 Saturday Nights at Chopper’s Grill! Come sing your favorite songs and enjoy an awesome atmosphere or just relax and have a drink....always a good time at Chopper’s Grill! Biker Rags Swap Meet Date: 02/04/2018 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Biker Rags, 10609 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37922 Sunday, Feb. 4th in the Biker Rags parking lot at 10am until all the vendors are gone. Bring your new, used and vintage- parts, leathers and accessories- and even that ‘for sale’ motorcycle you have sitting in your driveway. Set up a table, throw out a blanket, or use the tailgate of your truck and you’re in business. Everyone is welcome and admission and set up are Free. Join us! Chopper’s Grill Funtastic Sunday Date: 02/04/2018, 02/11/2018, 02/18/2018, 02/25/2018 Time: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM Location: Chopper’s Grill, 1200 Donelson Ave., Old Hickory, TN 37138 Funtastic Sunday’s at Chopper’s are awesome with Free Food till it’s gone, Shot and Beer Special’s, Live Music, and a great way to end your weekend! Chopper’s Grill Bike Night & Crystal Karaoke Date: 02/07/2018, 02/14/2018, 02/21/2018, 02/28/2018 Time: 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Location: Chopper’s Grill, 1200 Donelson Ave., Old Hickory, TN 37138 Come sing with Crystal every Wednesday night at Bike Night! Always a great time with Crystal Karaoke at Chopper’s Grill.

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The Shed: Southern Drawl Band Indoor Show Date: 02/09/2018 Time: 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Location: The Shed Smokehouse & Juke Joint, 1820 W. Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37801 The Southern Drawl Band is returning to The Shed for a big hometown show! Don’t miss these local heroes as they perform inside the Smokin’ Monkey Lounge! Tickets only $15. The Shed: Kendell Marvel Indoor Show Date: 02/10/2018 Time: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Location: The Shed Smokehouse & Juke Joint, 1820 W. Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37801 Already an award-winning songwriter, having written hits for Chris Stapleton, George Strait, Jamey Johnson and Jake Owen, Kendell Marvel makes his debut at The Shed inside the Smokin’ Monkey Lounge! Tickets only $10! Covenant Confirmers Ministries Recovery Sunday Service Date: 02/18/2018 Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Location: Covenant Confirmers Ministry, 300 10th Ave E, Springfield, TN 37172 We hope to see everyone at our Recovery Sunday Service. Free lunch will be served for all that attend. Covenant Confirmers Ministries Inc. has been certified as a “Recovery Congregation”. Where addiction is not treated as a moral issue but a treatable disease. Support group meetings start every Monday night at @ 7:00 PM beginning Feb. 19th, 2018. Access to our free TN Biker Medical Clinic & our Clubhouse. For more information please contact Pastor Ron at 615-384-9010. Music City Women Of Rock Hosting Benefit For Dave Ferguson Date: 02/18/2018 Time: 1:00 PM – 11:00 PM Location: Skully’s Saloon, 333 Swinging Bridge Rd., Old Hickory, TN 37138 Benefit for expenses occurred while being sick. Raffles, Spaghetti Dinner and many musicians who are the best in the business will be performing. The Shed: Travis Meadows Indoor Show Date: 02/24/2018 Time: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Location: The Shed Smokehouse & Juke Joint, 1820 W. Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37801 The writer of hits for Blackberry Smoke, Wynonna Judd, Hank Williams Jr, Eric Church, Jake Owen, and Lynyrd Skynyrd is bringing his acoustic show to The Shed’s Smokin’ Monkey Lounge! Tickets only $10. Doors open at 7pm.

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Clarksville’s Indoor Outdoor Swap Meet Date: 02/25/018 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Clarksville Speedway, 1600 Needmore Rd., Clarksville, TN 37040 Tennessee’s Longest running swap meet! Indoor/outdoor vendors with all different kinds of motorcycle parts. New & vintage parts, jewelry, leather, motor clothes and so much more!! 10x10 indoor/outdoor Spaces available for $40. Open to the public at 10 AM. Open to dealers at 7 AM. FMI: JP Adams @ (931) 221-9127, Email: clarksvilleswapmeet@yahoo.com or www.facebook.com/ groups/clarksville.swapmeet/ Lynchburg Flat Track Racing Date: 03/02/2018 – 03/03/2018 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Calsonic Arena, 721 Whitthorne St., Shelbyville, TN 37160 Indoor Flat Track Racing: Modern bikes, Hooligan (Street Bikes), Speedway bikes and Vintage/ AHRMA bikes. 3/2/’18 Friday Night Practice 6pm to 10 pm. 3/3/’18 Saturday Main Events at 7pm. FMI: (256) 361-7279 Patrick Bedford or Email lynchburgmoonshine@bellsouth. net Spring Thaw Bike Show & Swap Meet Date: 03/17/2018 Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location: Wilson Co. Expo Center, 945 E Baddour Pkwy, Lebanon, TN 37087 16th Annual Spring Thaw Bike Show and Swap Meet. Motorcycle show open to All Bikes. Classes for All Bikes. Best Of Show Wins $1000.00!! Swap meet with new and used accessories and parts for motorcycle and rider. Bikes for sale, leathers, apparel, memorabilia, vintage stuff and much more! FMI: Tommy “Scooter” Williams @ (615) 364-1828 or www.bothbarrels.us E.B.G.B M/C 1st Annual Spring Swap Meet Date: 03/24/2018 Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location: 4018 Hwy. 43 N., Ethridge, TN 38456 Free Vendor Spaces! $5 Admission. New and Used Parts & Accessories, Bikes for Sale Corral, Food Concessions and More! If you are a vendor and would like to set up or just want more info please call or text Mitch at 931-4770870. Vietnam Veteran’s Official Welcome Home Date: 03/24/2018 Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location: Wilson County Fairground , Pavilion F, 945 E Baddour Pkwy, Lebanon, TN 37087 Entertainment will start at 10 AM, POW/MIA missing man ceremony, Display of Military Equipment, Vendors, Free Door Prizes All Day, Silent Auction, and Food Available. Come meet and mix with those who didn’t get a welcome when they came back after their war. Presented by: American Legion Riders Post 281 –Mt. Juliet TN. For more information call Phil Friedli (615) 445-9182.

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Smoky Mountain Thunder Memorial Ride XVIII Date: 05/27/2018 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Sevier County Courthouse, 125 Court Ave, Sevierville, TN 37862 May 27th motorcyclists will once again gather in downtown Sevierville at the Sevier County Courthouse. The reason is to pay Tribute to all Fallen Military. It has been described by those who participate and have seen it as being one of the most unusual and unique Memorial Weekend events they have ever seen. The event’s opening ceremony starts at 10:00 A.M. in Sevierville, TN. It consists of Patriotic singing, guest speaker, placing a wreath at the Veteran’s Monument and Taps marks the beginning of this event. The police escorted 65 mile ride leaves, rain or shine, at 11:00 A.M. There are No Fees for this ride! Once all of the motorcycles have arrived at Veteran’s Overlook on top of Clinch Mountain in Grainger County, the closing ceremony will begin. Patriotic music, placing of the wreath, 21 Gun Salute followed by Taps will conclude the event. For additional information about the event go to our website: www. smokymountainthunder.net or e-mail Ron Giddis at rongiddis@smokymountainthunder.net. Ph. 865-4536532, cell 865-654-1851. SMT is also on Facebook Smoky Mountain Thunder Page. 6th Annual Bad Habit Biker Bash Date: 06/01/2018 – 06/03/2018 Location: 1027 Rose Hill Rd., Pulaski, TN 38478 6th Annual Bad Habit Biker Bash Motorcycle Rally June 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Gates open at 10 am on June 1st. Tickets $30 for the weekend! 2 Live Bands Friday night! 3 Live Bands Saturday starting at noon! Bike show, Bike Games, & More Entertainment, Food Concessions, and Vendors. For more info search 6th Annual Bad Habit Biker Bash on Facebook. EVENT LISTINGS ARE FREE!!

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Knoxville Harley-Davidson® 5800 Clinton Highway Knoxville, TN 37912 865-689-2454

DEALERS & SHOPS Abernathy’s Harley-Davidson® 1703 West Main Street Union City, TN 38261 866-452-2775 Appleton Harley-Davidson® 2501 Hwy 41A Bypass Clarksville, TN 37043 931-648-1607 Bootlegger Harley-Davidson® 605 Lovell Rd Knoxville, TN 37932 865-671-2454 Boswell’s H-D Country Roads 1424 Interstate Dr Cookeville, TN 38501 931-526-3139 Boswell’s of Nashville 401 Fesslers Ln Nashville, TN 37210 615-242-6067 Boswell’s Ring of Fire H-D 2200 Gallatin Pike N Madison, TN 37115 615-855-1001 Bumpus Harley-Davidson® of Murfreesboro 2250 NW Broad St Murfreesboro, TN 37129 615-849-8025 Bumpus Harley-Davidson® of Memphis 2160 Whitten Rd Memphis, TN 38133 901-372-1121 Bumpus Harley-Davidson® of Jackson 326 Carriage House Dr Jackson, TN 38305 731-422-5508 Bumpus Harley-Davidson® Of Collierville 325 S Byhalia Rd Collierville, TN 38017 901-316-1121 Colboch Harley-Davidson 1830 N Davy Crockett Pkwy Morristown, TN 37814 (423) 586-5343

Crockett Powersports 4113 S Access Rd. Chattanooga, TN 37406 423-760-3670

Music City Indian Motorcycle 1003 8th Ave S Nashville, TN 37203 615-401-9341 Panhead Phil's Music City Motorcycle 208 17th Ave North Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 963-9508 www.musiccitymotorcycle.com Rocky Top Harley-Davidson® 105 Waldens Main St Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 865-774-3445 S&G Custom Cycles 1114 Galloway St Columbia, TN 38401 931-381-7282 www.sgcustomcyles.com Sid's Cycles 2509 East Lane Nashville, TN 37218 (615) 904-4191 www.sidscycles.com Sloan’s Motorcycle & ATV 2233 Northwest Broad Street Murfreesboro, TN 37129 www.sloansmotorcycle.com (615) 893-0150 Smoky Mountain Harley -Davidson 1820 Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville, TN 37801 865-977-1669

Cacklebery Campground “Home of the Big Rooster” 560 Tomoka Farms Rd CR 415 New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 386-428-5459

FINANCIAL Legacy Payroll Solutions 201 Molly Walton Dr., Suite B Hendersonville, TN 37075 (615) 826-1583 http://hrguys.net

GROCERIES Lewis Country Store 5106 Old Hickory Blvd. Nashville, TN (615) 255-7755 Gas-Up, Unique Shop, Fresh Food

GUN SHOPS Tennessee Gun Country 1435 Fort Campbell Blvd Clarksville, TN 37042 www.tnguncountry.com (931) 552-2118

LEGAL AIM/NCOM Richard M. Lester 800-531-2424/1-800-on-a-bike www.onabike.com

Biker Rags 10609 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37922 (865) 693-5808 bikerrags.com Catalyst Cycles 1074 Courier Place, Ste 402 Smyrna, TN 37167 (615) 984-7969 www.catalystcycles.com FTD Customs 156 Commerce Drive Hendersonville, TN 37075 www.ftdcustoms.com (615) 824-2811 Rockabilly Motorsports 324 Union Street Clarksville, TN 37040 (931) 905-4849 https://rockabillymotorsports.com Stereo City 5721 Ringgold Road Chattanooga, TN 37412 423-504-9874

Steelhorse Law 3715 Northside Pkwy NW Building 300, Suite 650 Atlanta, GA 30327 888-382-6878 www.steelhorselaw.com

A & A Powder Coating Inc 1207 Louisville Hwy Goodlettsville, TN 37072 (615) 859-9479

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SERVICES LEATHER & REPAIR

Bent Wrench Roadhouse 4724 Ashland City Road Fredonia, TN 37146 931-362-4774 www. thebentwrenchroadhouse.com

Buckle and Hide Leather 197 Enon Spring Road West Smyrna, TN 37167 www.bucklehideleather.com 615-768-5041

Bull & Thistle Pub 102 S Main Street Gainesboro, TN 38562 (931) 268-7170 www.bullandthistle.com

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Double E Bar/Grill 4957 Lebanon Pike Old Hickory, TN 37138 615-885-3400

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Garza Law Firm PLLC 550 West Main Street 550 #340 Knoxville, TN 37902 Phone: 865-329-6982 Toll Free: 866-893-8413 www.garzalaw.com

BARS & RESTAURANTS

Chopper’s Grill & Bar 1200 Donelson Ave Old Hickory, TN 37138 615-894-7020 www.choppertn.com

PARTS & ACCESSORIES

Covenant Confirmers Ministries, Inc. Pastor Ron Baptiste A “Biker Church” for All Bikers & Their Families. (615) 384-9010 www.covenantconfirmers.org

PAINT/PINSTRIPING Paint By Lemon 97 N James Campbell Blvd Columbia, TN 38401 www.paintbylemon.com 615-939-0058

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Avon the company for women & now men too! For Easy On-Line Ordering Visit: www.youravon.com/denisehigh Tennessee Biker Medical Clinic 300 10th Ave E Springfield, TN 37172 www.covenantconfirmers.org Wash-Zilla 271 New Shackle Island Rd. Hendersonville, TN 37073 3855 Dickerson Pike Nashville, TN 37207

TRAVEL Mechele MacDaniel AAA Travel 1701 Mallory Ln, Ste 200, Brentwood Tn 37027 mmacdaniel@aaasouth.com 615-376-1601 ext 265 Call for all your travel needs.

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CLUBS Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs of the The Great State of Tennessee www.tenncoc.com

Board of Directors State Chairman Tommy 1%er AOA State Vice Chairman Reagon 1%er AOA State Secretary Kato American Steel MC State Treasurer Doc 4 Way In MC State COC Chaplain Pastor Ron Baptiste Covenant Confirmers MC Tennessee Member Listing 2014-2015 4-Way In MC American Steel MC ARM MC Bikers For Christ MM Black Pistons MC Bond Slaves MC Boozefighters MC Brothers of Believers MM Brothers of the Wheel MC Cohorts MC Confederate Drifters MC Confederates MC Copperheads MC Covenant Confirmers MC Currahee MC Double Knuckle MC E.B.G.B MC Fire and Iron MC Grim Reapers MC Highlanders MC His Laboring Few MM Iron Horsemen MC Iron Riders MC Keltics MC Leathernecks Confederation MC Leathernecks International MC Marines MC Misfits MC Mountain Rebels MC My Brothers Keepers MC New Attitudes MC Nightriders MC Outlaws MC Peaceful Few MC Peacemakers MC Soliders for Jesus MC Sons of God MC Sons of Pennyrile MC Southern Journeymen MC Southern Sons MC Southern Souls MC Tri-Cities MC True Sons MC U.S. Military Vets MC Unforgotten MC Vendettas MC Veterans of Vietnam MC Vietnam Vets MC/ Legacy Vets MC Wind and Fire MC Widowmakers MC Zombies MC

ORGANIZATIONS BACA www.bacausa.com Volunteer State Chapter-Lebanon, TN (865-9514224) E Volunteer State Chapter-Vonore, TN (615-7155039) 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. Jim Phelps, Gleason 731-514-0733, jimphelps@charter.net Sons of Liberty Riders RC, TCIB Pres. Randy Elser Madisonville 423-536-8035 tnsolrrc@gmail.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 @ 423312-6220 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 world-wide. 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 Southern Cruisers www.southerncruisers.net #435 Beech River #273 Bristol #034 Chatanooga #058 Clarksville #410 Copperhill #323 Covington #285 Crossroads #320 Cumberland Gap #423 Eagle Bluff

#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

Twin Lakes Morristown Chapter 423-586-5343

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Upper Cumberland Chapter 931-526-3139

865-977-1669 THUNDER 28 THUNDER ROADS ROADS MAGAZ MAGAZ 28 Memphis Chapter

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

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