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Also this month:
What's in a Patch? The Un-Club White Buffalo Bikefest
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Outlaw Dave’s Ranch Ride November 8 Escorted Ride from Stubbs Harley-Davidson to Lone Star Rally $20/person, includes breakfast & ride Live Auction before Kickstands Up 8:30am Registration begins; KSU 11am Sharp
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Contents
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October 2014 On the Cover 30 The Rally at the Rally! Also This Month
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What’s in a Patch?
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The Un-Club
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White Buffalo Bikefest 2014
Regular Features
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Letter From the Editor
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Two Wheel Thunder TV: Ride Wright Wheels
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Pig Writes: I Always Work Too Hard
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Ride Map: Thunder Earner West Texas Loop
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Joker’s Wild
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Event Listing
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Biker Friendly Listing
On the cover: Collage of photos from Blowout’s Lone Star Campgrounds and Biker Bash. Created by Shelly Horan, Top of Mind Marketing.
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We’re finally into Fall! Beautiful riding weather, lots of events and activities to attend, and… dare I say it… Christmas around the corner. We will, again, offer a special Christmas Shopping section in the December issue. Biz Card sized ads for only $50… that’s about half off the normal 12-month rate! Contact me today for the details and to get your ad in! Deadline is November 5 for ad space and November 15 for the ads to be submitted. We encourage you to take a look at our event list. We sponsor a LOT of events around the state every year. Speaking of sponsoring… it’s the time of year that we look to next year for events to sponsor. We’ve sponsored the biggest and baddest motorcycle events around Texas and are always looking for more. We’d love to find more of the one-day fun run charity events. So if you head one up or know of one that can use some extra media push, contact me for a package. We continue to bring in great advertisers, but, unfortunately, lose some too. It’s a revolving door that we must keep turning to keep our own doors open. As readers, please visit our advertisers regularly… let them know you saw them in Thunder Roads Texas. For those with businesses, have we got a deal for YOU! Contact me or a sales representative near you for information. Let us create a discounted advertising package that fits your budget. Sponsored events still to come this year, the Stevie Ray Vaughn Remembrance Ride & Concert (October 5, Dallas/Fort Worth), Lone Star Party (November 5-9, Galveston), Lone Star Camp Ground and Biker Bash (November 6-9, Hitchcock, just minutes from Galveston), Lone Star Rally (November 6-9, Galveston), Outlaw Dave’s Ranch Ride (November 8, Houston to Galveston), Texas Honor Ride – The Ride (November 15, Houston to San Antonio), and the NW Houston San Jacinto High Rollers Toy Run (December 7, Houston). Hope everyone’s Fall riding season is going great! Ride safe... and ride with THUNDER! Shelly “TX Dragonfly” Horan Co-Owner and Managing Editor, Thunder Roads Texas and Owner, Top of Mind Marketing Shelly@ThunderRoadsTexas.com
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Ride Wright Wheels any of you remember the song, “My Way” popularized by Frank Sinatra and, later, by Elvis Presley. Your bike is a reflection of you, much as the song was a reflection of these singers’ lives. But your bike is more than that - it is Art in Motion. It is perfection! You love it, create it, and change it to make it the best. Still, it seems to have a personality all its own. Nothing quite gives this masterpiece bike that you love that finishing touch quite like custom wheels. Finding the right motorcycle wheels for your bike will help you create that one-of-a-kind look that you want. Simple, solid and boundless… all you... in every way. It puts a whole new meaning to the phrase “have it your way”. The ease and amount of fine tuning that you are able to achieve makes our wheels your blank canvas. Refined excellence best describes the essence of Ride Wright Wheels. This is due to the expertise of customization that Ride Wright Wheels offer. For those of you who have a touring bike, putting these custom wheels on your bike renews youth and passion! No longer do you have the “Old Man’s” bagger look. Your bike can be transformed into a sleek, exhilarating, commanding machine. We chose the magnificent Detroit VIP wheels with matching rotors! The striking look of Ride Wright Wheels might just bring the Art world to its knees. Ride Wright Wheels is manufacturing wheels at the next level of quality, compatibility and customization. They are the leading premium spoke wheel builder in the U.S. and now the premier go-to manufacturer of the finest forged billet wheels. You can quickly have the finest Americanmade spoke or billet mag wheels exactly how you want them. Since 1999, a Ride Wright Wheel was created to offer the finest wheels, best support, and fastest turn-around for the money. Here is some new news, “We have expanded your options. We now have all applications available for 2014 Harley models, Victory, Indian and Yamaha’s Star. In addition, we will create custom one-off billet wheels and even fashion your Trike or Can-Am Spyder wheels”. Who else does such a thing for your bike when it comes to custom wheels? All of their products are designed, engineered, and manufactured right here in the USA. Quality starts on the inside, and because they control the process, they control the quality. We found their customer service, their passion for the motorcycle industry, and passion for crafting their wheels as second to none. The company is committed to 100% customer satisfaction with the goal of exceeding their customer’s expectations and will stop at nothing to deliver the finest quality products for you the motorcycle enthusiast.
jewel spokes designs as well as endless powder coating options. The Omega wheels are high quality, exceptional “classic style lip” steel wheels built to suit. Their new 30 inch Omega which has a 6061-T6 aluminum hoop and only weighs 9 pounds., makes it the lightest wheel on the market in this size! Exotica Wheels and Omega Wheels can now be designed exactly the way YOU want it…there’s no limitations! Choose the color of the modular hubs, the styles, the number of spokes; the spoke and rim finish, and the color of nipples. There are endless possibilities with style and fitment and they will even help customers design the ultimate personalized wheel. There is nothing that can’t be done when designing your own rims including elaborate engraving! Check out the El Camino wheels that are manufactured to the highest standards utilizing aircraft quality 6061 T-6 aluminum. They are strong, beautiful, balanced and come complete with the full lifetime structural Ride Wright backing. These forged billet wheels are available in polished, chrome or painted to your liking…or can be “personalized” in a highly customized fashion. After 6,000 + miles of riding in all types of weather conditions, my Detroit VIP wheels & matching rotors look like the day I got them. Ride Wright Wheels is recognized as the premier manufacturer of motorcycle wheels serving both the aftermarket and custom bike builder because of the attention to detain and durability through good ol’ American style engineering. Their products are solid and built for lasting performance – “like how things used to be made”. The materials they use, the manufacturing, the attention to detail, and the testing that is done with the demands of the American biker in mind. When you customize your bike with Ride Wright Wheels, it will allow YOU to say you did it your way. Call 714-632-8297 or visit them RideWrightWheels.com. I did it! -- MY way! And you can too.
For example, the Exotica wheels are featured on the new Fat 50’s, the Ride Wright Soft Lip Rim technology is a rolled spun rim out of 6061-T6 aircraft aluminum enhanced with special silicon designed to handle added abrasion and flex for motorcycles of all types. This smooth material prevents unsightly air-leaking imperfections as well. The company also welcomes engraving and contrast designs on the edge of the wheel. Also available with twist, diamond, and Page 8
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I Always Work Too Hard reetings Piglet’s, I can’t remember having a summer in South Texas that was as brutal as this year’s summer. Oh, don’t get me wrong, there have been plenty of hot ones before, but for some reason this past summer seemed even more unbearable. The triple digit temps felt relentless and were constantly beating us down. I swear, watching Rainman sweat this year was like watching someone pour two big buckets of water on his head. He and I have been battling the summer waiting patiently for the cooler weather to come – it may never happen! That is not how true biker’s ever look at riding, however. It’s never too hot, nor too cold, nor too windy; it’s just you and the road with the occasional discomfort as you head down that road. For the Labor Day weekend, Rainman decided we needed to close out the summer with a couple of rides with as many people we could gather together. Three weeks prior to kickstands up, we planned, we plotted, and we told people about it. Several riders agreed and said “Yes” they wanted to go. Everything was looking good. The weather report counting down to Saturday and Sunday called for rain that weekend, and rain in the amounts that make you postpone rides! I, for one, carefully watched the sky and didn’t see much change. Stupid weathermen, it was still 100 degrees out there and dry as a bone! Knowing that it wasn’t going to rain, we decided to head out early so as we were able to avoid some of the heat. The Saturday ride would be the Three Sister’s in the Texas Hill Country. Those ladies are always a blast to run. As we waited at the gathering point, it was only Phil and Kuntry who showed up. I was rather disappointed in the turnout. I guess everyone else who said they would be there just had more important things to do; bummer. With the kick stand up, I was cruising down the road with the sun to my back and the wind in my hair. Out there on the road I had time to think about new friendships that were made this summer and old ones that had dropped away; call it the circle of life. The cool morning air made me feel alive once again. The pains of the work week are gone now; all the other worries were left behind. Ahhh… wind therapy at its finest. While our friends rode behind us, the open road lay there awaiting our approach, calling to us, beckoning us, wanting us. I could feel how the bike was fast that day, gripping tight in the turns and
what seemed like a few extra horsepower on the full throttle straightaway’s. Phil was behind us and his 1300 was having a few backfire and popping issues as he rolled down the road. Now the backfire sounded pretty good echoing off the rock walls, especially when the bicyclist’s were in the way blocking traffic. Phil made sure they heard us coming. We pulled in at the Bent Rim there in Leakey on Farm-toMarket 337. Bob had the grill fired up and the coffee ready when we got there. A couple of breakfast sandwiches and a hot cup set the tone for a good day. Bob even had a little time to sit and visit with us. All that good company just made the day even better. The three ladies were being kind to us that day, it felt like a simple ride on the complex road course. It was a most enjoyable ride. Sunday’s ride brought a couple more people out as Dawn and Carl joined in and Willie was able to make it out, too. The plan for the route was to loop around Canyon Lake. Only one problem though, there is no loop that goes around Canyon Lake and that, my friends is how the adventure begins. I plotted for days how to get around Canyon Lake. I called it “The Fourth Gear Ride” which meant you were lucky if you got out of fourth gear. What should have been a two hour run took us all morning; no hurries meant no worries. We stopped several places, ate breakfast, and checked out the lake level – in a word, low! To finish up the run, we cruised down River Road to where all the campers were staying. Rainman drove while I looked for the bikinis and tan lines. The end of the line put us at Bubba’s Big Deck on the river there in Gruene. Christine had the beer ice cold for us and the place was hopping pretty good. If you have never been to Bubba’s, allow me to enlighten you. It’s just a shack on the river where all the bikers’ hangout after their Hill Country runs. What makes Bubba’s so interesting are the river rats in bikini’s and tourists that come into the place. Add some live music with ice cold beers on the deck under the shade of those big old trees and you, my friend, now have the perfect Sunday afternoon. The time spent with our friends at Bubba’s gave us the opportunity to reflect on the passing of summer. Soon the hot days will give way to cooler temps. The chili cook-offs will start up and then the toy runs will be organized. Most important, there will be time to celebrate the one thing
in life most of us take for granted, our freedom. It is our freedom as Americans that allows us to take part in all of the things we do. Today is filled with a lot of trouble worldwide and it looks like more trouble is up ahead. We see it, yet we fail to react to it. Elected officials and politicians are proving themselves perverted in the jobs they were elected to do. But as long as we Americans can do as we please, why should we care? People don’t often do much about tyranny in other parts of the world until we lose our own freedoms and, by then, it’s too late for us to do much about it. A free man has the ability of time spent with his brother and sister together on stops along the road. Think about a few of the people you have met during the summer while out riding. Think about the breaking of bread and the cold drinks you may have shared together. Do you realize that you and your friends were bound together by only a single common thread and that thread rides on two wheels? The open road is our life blood; it feeds us and nurtures us as we grow into a whole being. The road removes the crusty old inside of us and brings out the “shiny new you”. The open road allows us to experience that one word that gives us our super powers; that one word that feeds our very soul, our very being; that one word drives our ability to love, to have honor, and the ability for our true integrity to shine through. That one word, when properly recognized, makes us real men and real women. Take away that one word and you strip a person of everything that makes them unique. Take away that one word and that is when you have total control over that person. That word is freedom. It’s time we get off of Facebook, stop talking about it, and start doing something about it. Don’t let your freedoms become extinct. Learn to stand for your rights as a biker, as a person, and as an American. Contact your elected officials on all levels. Let them know if you are unhappy about the way they are doing their job. Remember, you elected them and they work for you. You can also join a motorcycle rights organization to get into the network and know who is doing what with your rights as a biker. Don’t let someone else decide your weekend fun. Stand up and let them know who you are! Ride HARD or Stay Home
You can contact Pig or Rainman by e-mail at pig8080@LIVE.COM For more of Pig’s wild adventures, check out his blog at pigspage.wordpress.com or follow him on Facebook.com/pig.meinhardt Page 10
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THUNDER EARNER WEST TEXAS LOOP
Thunder Earner (17 destinations):
R – Rankin O – Odessa A – Andrews D – Dell City S – Sierra Blanca T – Texon E – Eldorado X – Monahans State Park (state parks count for “X”) A – Anthony S – Sterling City
The Route; must send a photo of you and/or your bike
with the city limit sign or anything within the city/town to prove you were there: • Depart El Paso on I-10 East. • Exit Eastlake Boulevard to Horizon City • Return to I-10 East via Horizon Boulevard/FM 1281, continuing on I-10 East to Sierra Blanca • Continue on I-10 East. Exit I-20 East into Toyah • Continue on I-10 East, through Monahans. Take Exit 22, then left on Altura Energy Ltd. Follow signs to Monahans Sandhills State Park • Return to I-10 and head West. Exit Highway 18 South to Royalty • Continue south on Highway 18. Left on Highway 329 East. Left on Highway 67 East to Rankin
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Ector County Courthouse – Odessa Andrews County Courthouse – Andrews Former Andrews County Jail – Andrews Historic Hudspeth County Jail – Dell City Leap Year Capital of the World – Anthony “Welcome to Texas” border sign – El Paso OR Anthony OR Canutillo
By using this map to earn the Thunder Earner shirt, you also gain 17 destination points toward the normal Points Across Texas program. In other words, submitting a photo for each of these towns earns a Points Across Texas patch (5 destination points). Additionally, if you take photos of the additional 15 locations within these towns, you will have submitted 32 photos from this ride, qualifying you for a regular Thunder Roads Texas T-shirt. See how easy it is? Tell your friends, share the map… and get out and ride!!
Additional Points Across Texas Patch Photo Ops, in order of route: 1. El Paso County Courthouse – El Paso 2. Hudspeth County Courthouse – Sierra Blanca 3. Monahans Sandhills State Park – Monahans 4. Upton County Courthouse – Rankin 5. Schleicher County Courthouse – Eldorado 6. Former Schleicher County Jail – Eldorado 7. Sterling County Courthouse – Sterling City 8. Sterling County Jail – Sterling City 9. Jack Rabbit Roping Capital – Odessa October 2014
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T - Toyah H – Horizon City U – Canutillo (any city with a “U” counts) N – Notrees D – Denver City E – El Paso R – Royalty
• Continue on Highway 67 East, right on FM 1675 West into Texon • In Big Lake, take a right on Highway 137 South. Merge with Highway 190 East into Eldorado • Out of Eldorado, go north on Highway 277 North. In San Angelo, take Highway 87 North to Sterling City • Continue out of town on Highway 87 North. Exit onto Highway 158 West. Catch I-20 West at Midland, into Odessa • Take Highway 385 North out of Odessa. Exit left to Spur 450 West. Continue onto Highway 302 West into Notrees • Retrace Highway 302 back to FM 181. Got right on Highway 115 North/Kermit Highway into Andrews • Leave Andrews on stay Highway 385 North. In Seminole, Highway 214 North towards Denver City • Out of Denver City, take Highway 83 West. In Lovington, NM, take a left onto South Main Street/Highway 18 then right on Highway 483 North/West Avenue R. Take first left to remain on Highway 483. Take a right on Highway 62 West/Highway 180 West, through Carlsbad, NM, crossing back into Texas. Pass Guadalupe Mountains National Park, take FM 1437 to Dell City • Return to Highway 62West/Highway 180 West and continue west. Entering El Paso, take the Purple Heart Memorial Highway/Highway 375 Loop East. Take Highway 180 West/I-10 West. Exit Antonio Street/FM 1905 and go left to Anthony • Leave Anthony on Highway 20 East into Canutillo • Return to El Paso
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his month, we offer a quick, down-and-dirty map strictly focused on getting a Thunder Earner T-shirt. The loop starts and ends in El Paso. And while there are a whole host of things to see while visiting these destinations, we simply offer the loop for the shirt and highlight the photo ops for the standard Points Across Texas program.
What’s in a Patch?
By Randy “Harley Doc” McCamey, Associate Editor
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obsession begins in an oh-so subtle manner. Most of us were so young that we didn’t even feel the snare. Like me, during your formative years in grade school you probably spent some time in the Cub Scouts or Brownies or playing little league Baseball or Soccer. Soon after you became a member of such an organization, you were given or you may have “earned” your first patch. I couldn’t wait for mom to sew my first patch onto the sleeve of my uniform! Proud as a strutting rooster, I was! And that’s where it started, the obsession with patches. Years later, I earned my ham radio operators license (sorry Pig!) and became a member of Skywarn – storm chasers before storm chasing was cool – and I was given my first “real” adult patch, the classic Skywarn twister patch. I had the patch sewn onto the sleeve of my demin jacket so I could look official in my new role. The jacket has long since
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been gone, but I’ve still got the patch. About that same time, I moved from dirt bikes to street bikes and the patch obsession really kicked in. I started looking for patches, not just on occasion, but with real intent! I looked for patches at every bike shop, every bike rally, and every antique store I visited. My friends started buying patches for me. I put patches on every article of clothing I had – work shirts, dress shirts, sleeveless shirts, vests, denim jackets, leather jackets, chaps – any piece of fabric I could sew a patch onto! It…it…it… became an obsession! Bike rallies became a nightmare because I had developed patch envy, a condition whereby I get depressed when I see someone with a patch I don’t have. Patch envy, a condition for which there is no cure. What I am to do about such a condition? Live with it dayby-day, I guess. A bit of 12-ounce medication always seems to calm me down, so I’ll probably keep up with
that prescription. Maybe if I sewed a patch over my pants pocket to prevent me from getting to my wallet…now there’s an idea! We all have ‘em and we all love ‘em. Patches go with bikers like, well, patches and bikers. While this article is written in fun, I know that most of your patches are as meaningful to you as mine are to me. Every patch is a marker in time and a reminder of someone we have known, somewhere we have been, or something we want to say. Every patch tells a story and I encourage you to share your patch story with us on the Thunder Roads Texas Facebook page at: Facebook.com/ThunderRoadsTexas. Also, check out the Points Across Texas Program for even more patch opportunities! See all the details at: ThunderRoadsTexas. com/PointsAcrossTX.htm.
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What do you call a bunch of bikers who love to ride in a group, support charities instead of charging dues, and whose only prerequisite for membership is that you “play well with others?” Surely you’ve heard of the “Un-Cola.” This group is undoubtedly the “un-club.” After an initial weekend trip of seven friends in 2005, a decision was made to have biannual rides. The next time the group took a trip, the riders had to stay on their bikes much longer than originally planned. When they were finally able to stop as a group, one rider observed his friends moaning and groaning and declared, “We’re just a bunch of sore butts! Hey, we should call ourselves the Sore Butt Chapter!” Later a design was created; t-shirts printed, and patches sewn proclaiming the mantra, “Live to ride-ride till it hurts.” Thus the Sore Butt Chapter (SBC) was born. This un-club takes two big trips per year and a subset of the chapter often participates in charity runs and day trips. They began taking trips with no real plan, but after the group grew to around fifty riders, the founders discovered moving twenty-five to thirty people around from one place to another required some preplanning. Detailed itineraries are now emailed to all members prior to the biannual event for review. Order, or some semblance thereof, has been established in the un-club. When on these rides, the SBC loves to do tours to learn about local history. They often stay in bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs), eat at mom-and-pop diners, and a recent addition to the tradition is the earnest search for a great piece of pie. The “playing well with others” attitude leaves a positive impression of motorcyclists on waitresses, restaurant owners, B&B managers, and whoever else they might meet. More often than not, locals want to take pictures with the smiling bikers and shiny chrome machines. Those photos are incorporated along with other documentation to create a DVD production of the biannual rides for everyone
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By: Elaine Fields, TRT Correspondent to share. Many fond memories are made. One of the founders’ mothers became “Biker Betty” to the group on the 5th anniversary run when she rode on the back of her son’s motorcycle – her first time on a motorcycle at the age seventy-something years young. These folks celebrated their 18th ride in (Nacogdoches on) “The Oldest Town in Texas Run”, and loved visiting LaGrange on “The Lone Star Run”, but their favorite was “The Big Bend Adventure”. It was six amazing days in beautiful West Texas. The goal is to revisit Big Bend in 2015 for the 10th year anniversary of the SBC. Their desire is for riders in the group to experience Texas, learn, and to spread happiness wherever they go. Very experienced, as well as novice motorcyclists, are welcomed with open arms. They even allow a car or pickup truck to accompany them, providing the driver of the vehicle is accepted by all as the “chase cage”. As most of us know, long rides are great ways to make
memories. During one of the recent rides and quests for pie, the SBC stopped in the small town of Castell for the night. Unfortunately there was no pie to be found for supper… for a while, that is. The woman at the Castell General Store surprised them a few hours later with two freshly baked pies. That’s making a memory. On that same weekend in Castell, they met an 89 year old woman who expressed a desire to take a ride on a motorcycle. It was Mother’s Day and that woman became “Mama Jean” to the group. Video was taken of the event and an entire section was devoted to that unique event. They sent that video to Mama Jean and they keep in touch with the family. That’s making friends. One of the SBC founders sums up the group in this quote: “Overall, we are just a group of friends riding together, leaving a good footprint wherever we go.” Or in this case they leave a good tire print.
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Texoma ABATE Real Fun Poker Run AbateTexoma.com. Bells Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Sherman/Dennison
Big Bob Cobb Benefit Facebook.com/events/1438654616401480 LaMarque Region: Gulf Coast Metro: Houston
Houston Texas Birthday Party StubbsHD.com Houston Region: Gulf Coast Metro: Houston
Cajun IronButt Run HoleInTheWallMotorcycleShop.com Mansfield Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth
Wednesday Bluez, Rock n Red Dirt with Wild Rabbit Salad Band EVERY Wednesday 8pm-10pm WildRabbitSalad.com Houston Region: Gulf Coast Metro: Houston Hosted by the Red River Ice House on Main Street (10308 Main Street, Houston 77025 located just outside the loop 610 near Reliant Stadium). Find Wild Rabbit Salad in Facebook!
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Breast Cancer Awareness Ride TheHarleyShopInc.com Longview 903.663.3838 Region: Piney Woods Metro: Longview
Stevie Ray Vaughn Remembrance Ride SRVRideAndConcert.org Dallas Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth Join a fun-filled combination motorcycle parade and blues concert. All proceeds benefit the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial Scholarship Fund! Local police escorted parade to the concert at Cowboys Dancehall in Arlington. A 2014 SRV #1 Replica Guitar Package Raffle - $5/ticket; need not be present to win. Advance tickets $20 online; $25 day of event. Sponsored by Thunder Roads Texas! Oklahoma State HOG Rally OKStateHOGRally.com Claremore, OK
Buffalo Soilders MC Poker Run BSMCDallasTX.org Dallas Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth
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Bluez Sundays with Wild Rabbit Salad and Friends EVERY Sunday 4pm-8pm WildRabbitSalad.com Houston Region: Gulf Coast Metro: Houston Hosted by the Concert Pub North (2470 FM 1960 West, Houston 77068). Featuring the best of the Houston Blues Scene. Find Wild Rabbit Salad in Facebook!
Texas Harley Racers Reunion TexasHarleyRacersReunion.Com Holland Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Temple/Killeen
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Lone Star 92.5 Bike Night EVERY Thursday LoneStar925.com DFW Area Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth It’s a roaming bike night! Randy James of Lone Star 92.5 hosts an every Thursday bike night at various locations around town. Visit LoneStar925.com for information about upcoming bike nights. Proudly sponsored by Thunder Roads Texas!
Wilbarger County Breast Cancer Fun Ride 940.685.5143 Vernon Region: Panhandle Metro: Wichita Falls
Belton Motorcycle Showdown 254.933.3332 Belton Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Temple/Killeen
Cleburne Armadillo Cycle Club UG Fest ArmadilloCycleClub.net Cleburne Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth H2O Motorcycle Rally Facebook.com/Events/523219367763333 Henrietta Region: Panhandle Metro: Wichita Falls Ride to End Alzheimers Fun Run GrueneHarley.com Gruene Region: Hill Country Metro: San Antonio Texas Hill Country Frogs for Freedom Ride TexasFrogsForFreedom.com Bandera Region: Hill Country Metro: Kerrville Wheelhouse Ride to Recovery Rally TheWheelhouseInc.com LaPorte Region: Gulf Coast Metro: Houston
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Johnson City Pig Roast HCTRPigRoast.com Johnson City Region: Hill Country Metro: Austin Blanco County Fairgrounds on Hwy 281. $25/person for weekend pass; 4 and under Free; Under 21 must be accompanied by an adult. Live bands Friday and Saturday. Poker run, free camping, bike show, bike games, FREE BBQ Saturday night, vendors, Old Scjhool Run, and more! 100% of proceeds benefit the Cherokee Home for the Children. Corpus Christi BikeFest (formerly SPI BikeFest)’ CCBikeFest.com Corpus Christi Region: Gulf Coast Metro: Corpus Christi
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Quaker Steak & Lube – Plano Bike Nite – EVERY Wednesday TheLubecom Plano Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth The best weekly Bike Nite on the planet! Live entertainment, theme nights, contests, giveaways, food & drink specials & much more! Like us on Facebook.com/PlanoLube for updates and specials!
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DID YOU KNOW... Texas is BIG - really BIG! It’s larger than most nations of the world. If still a country, it woul dbe the 40th largest in the world, after Chili & Zambia.
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The Big Tex 80-Hour Endurance Rally BigTexRally.com Various Cities Region: State Wide Metro: Thunder Roads Texas BIKE NIGHT ThunderRoadsTexas.com Houston Region: Gulf Coast Metro: Houston One Night – TWO Parties! Our monthly (third Thursday) biker party with a few hundred of our closest friends! Co-hosted by the Outlaw Dave Show. Live music with no cover or drink minimum, drink specials (big ass beer night!), vendors, stage games, door prizes, and MORE! Reserved motorcycle-only
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Lone Star Ride for Vets 214.901.8505 McKinney Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth
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Jewett Jalopy Jamboree Car & Motorcycle Show jumcjalopyjamboree.wix.com/carshow Jewett Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Waco
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North Texas Motorycycle Challenge NorthTexasMotorcycleChallenge.com Fairview Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth Knights of the Round Table International Conference 210.495.5111 Kerrville Region: Hill Country Metro: San Antonio The Knights of the Round Table Tournament is an annual motorcycle challenge among police, firefighter, and military motorcycle enthusiasts. This group of men and women belong to the Green Knights (Military), Blue Knights (Police), and Red Knights (Firefighters). This fall, the Green Knights Texas Chapters will host the Round Table Tournament to benefit “The 100 Club of San Antonio”. While this is a closed event, donations can be made to the 100 Club in the name of the Knights of the Round Table. Sponsored by Thunder Roads Texas!
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8th Annual Biketoberfest in Eagle Pass 830.765.4439 Eagle Pass Region: South Texas Metro: San Antonio Iron Horse MC Presents Biketoberfest Facebook.com/events/572442516199888 Brady Region: Hill Country Metro: San Angelo
Ables Springs Fire & Rescue Poker and Fun Run ASVFD.org Terrell Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth
5th Annual Pumpkin Head Run Facebook.com/events/1458948287699997 Spring Branch Region: Hill Country Metro: San Antonio
Farrin’s PTSD Awareness RUN Facebook.com/events/636501789798003 Bastrop Region: Hill Country Metro: Austin
Hallo Wings of Hope Charity Ride WingsOfHopeHorses.com Burleson Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth
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1st Annual Open Car & Motorcycle Show Javelinaharley.com Boerne Region: Hill Country Metro: San Antonio
Heidi Search Center Ride/BBQ Fest HeidiSearchCenter.com Adkins Region: South Texas Metro: San Antonio
Jinetes Perdidos 2 Year Anniversary Party 970.390.5475 or 940.390.9986 Arlington Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth
Revvin’ for the Ribbon Motorcycle Rally & Benefit Concert RevvinForTheRibbon.com Grand Prairie Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth
Red River Valley Motorcycle Ride FunSaturday.com Whitewright Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Sherman/Dennison
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31st Annual Halloween Run Facebook.com/events/352746111540833 San Patricio Region: Gulf Coast Metro: Corpus Christi
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VFW Biker Bash Cuttin@Lipan.net Granbury Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth
Vet Run 22Kill.com/22Kill-Vet-Run.html Carrollton Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth North Texas Stockings for Soldiers 940.453.0511 Denton Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth Lone Star Rally Party Facebook.com/events/767475909982713 Galveston Region: Gulf Coast Metro: Houston Bull’s Island Bar & Grill (formerly the Loading Dock)/ Live Music all weekend long! Vendors! VIP Apparel will be there! Stage Games! World Famous Roadhouse Entertainment Frozen T-shirt Contest is in the Works. The Big Joe Blues Bash Facebook.com/events/1394728884134785 Galveston Region: Gulf Coast Metro: Houston Great blues music bash during the Lone Star Rally at The Grand 1894 Opera House, just 2 blocks from The Strand. Thursday – The Kelly Richey Band; Friday – Brad Absher & Swamp People; and Saturday – The Noah Wotherspoon Band. All amazing, award winning blues bands! Doors open at 6:15pm each evening, with 7:30pm show time. All proceeds benefit the Big Joe Duskin Music Education Foundation.
Ruffians 7th Annual Fundraiser for the Fisher House Ruffian.Travis@Gmail.com San Antonio Region: Hill Country Metro: San Antonio Thanksgiving Basket Food Run 214.534.5145 Harker Heights Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Temple/Killeen
Honor Run and Ride HonorRunandRide.com San Antonio Region: Hill Country Metro: San Antonio
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Lone Star Campground & Biker Bash LoneStarCampground.com Hitchcock Region: Gulf Coast Metro: Houston It’s a huge party campground for visitors to the Lone Star Rally. Galveston Island no longer allows camper parking along the seawall and the island has very few other options for camping. Blowout Productions provides a full-blown campsite, complete with live music, vendors, contests, and after-hours partying (21+ only)… all for only Sponsored by Thunder Roads Texas!
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Lone Star Rally LoneStarRally.com Galveston Region: Gulf Coast Metro: Houston The best and largest 4-day motorcycle rally in North America. Free admission, lots of free live music on two stages. Beautiful historic venue. Hundreds of vendors. Visit their website for updates. Call 832.437.2318 for vendor or band information. Sponsored by Thunder Roads Texas!
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Texas Honor Ride - The Ride TexasHonorRide.org Houston to Galveston Region: Gulf Coast/South Texas Metro: Houston/San Antonio Annual police escorted ride from Houston to San Antonio to deliver the check of funds raised for the Brooke Army Medical Center throughout the year. Two registration/starting points 1) Houston and 2) I-10 #619 Rest Area outside Luling. Pre-registration online is strongly encouraged. Ride ends on BAMC with food, music and mingling with Wounded Warriors. Refer to website for details, as there are some gear requirements for riding on base.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR February 6-8 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre MassacreRally.com Hondo Region: Hill Country Metro: San Antonio 38th Annual St. Valentine’s Day Massacre hosted by Alamo City Gypsy MC. Back in Hondo, TX! Come join us at the Hondo City Park and Fairgrounds located at 733 FM Rd 462 N. Plenty of camping and room for self-contained RV’s. Food & merchandise vendors; Run Pins for the first 1000; Fun run w/ cash prizes; Live music all weekend! For info visit our website or call (210) 601-1932. Sponsored by Thunder Roads Texas!
About Our Event Listing: Basic Event listings are FREE. Premium Event Listings (bold and up to 75 word description) are only $15/event. Send your event to: events@thunderroadstexas.com. Thunder Roads Texas does not guarantee the accuracy of the information provided and cannot be held liable. Things change, there may be typos, and weather happens. So before you climb on your steed and ride to one of these events, contact the organizers and verify the latest information.
16th Annual Veteran’s Day Toy Run Facebook.com/vfwmg19 Granbury Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth
NCOM Region 2 Meeting Facebook.com/events/1525122737709586 Austin Region: Hill Country Metro: Austin
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It was good to be back at the White Buffalo Bikefest. It was a great time to visit old friends and make a few new friends along the way. A big shout out to Faith and Jill! Both girls were in vendor booths and took the time to talk to all the bikers who walked by, making the rally that much more special us all. The vendor area was expanded this year as more vendors were inside the cool confines of the coliseum. Debbie and Michael Turnbow of Dirty Goatees were glad to be back in Snyder and said, “We have been coming to the White Buffalo Rally for several years and we really love it here.” In 2013, the rally moved from its October date to an August date in hopes of getting away from cold weather, wet weather, or both! I think they succeeded as the temps were near the century mark the entire weekend. Attendance was
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down slightly last year – around 3,000 – but had a bit of a rebound this year. Sandra Salinas of the Snyder Chamber of Commerce said, “We expected more to attend this year based on preregistrations and other inquiries we had received.” As always, there is loads of camping around the convention center and the live music at night kept everyone twosteppin’ and high-steppin’ to the tunes. Along with the bike show, the rally included a number of the traditional contest and competitions including a poker run and a tattoo contest. The Nervless Nocks entertained the crowd with their high wire act and what I call the cyclotron or motordrone – a steel cage with 2 motorcycles going round and round without crashing into each other. Christian and Didier rode the bikes while the lovely Ashley stood in the middle of
the cage amidst the roaring machines. The high-flying FMX Jumpers also entertained the crowd as they flew up and over a 45 foot gap between their ramps! Both will be back next year along with more events, more music, and perhaps even a cook-off of some sort. Melissa Pierce of the Chamber said they are also hoping to book a big-name act to headline the rally – can’t wait to find out who it will be! She gave me a few hints, but I’ll keep you in suspense until we know for sure! Once again the White Buffalo Bikefest gets a winning score. If you are looking for moderately sized rally to attend before school starts for those kids or grandkids next year, or if you need something to really get you in the mood for the fall rally season, be sure this one out!
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Metric Division Stock: 1st Loyd Fox 2nd Laura Long 3rd Dennis Wyatt American Division Chopper: 1st Chris Soles 2nd Chris Stahl 3rd Tim Claybrook American Division Stock: 1st Brad Bambrell 2nd Alex
American Division Scooter: 1st Bruce Stewart American Division Sportster: 1st Paul Simard Metric Division Custom: 1st Lee Fox 2nd Albert Zapata 3rd Wes Turner
Best Paint: Julio Baeza Burnout Contest: Matthew Tinkler
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Bike Show Rat Bike: 1st Matthew Tinkler American Division Bagger: 1st Josie Trevino 2nd James Courtney 3rd Randall Thomas
American Division Trike: 1st Dewey Grinslade 2nd Debra Echridge 3rd Juanita Gambrell American Division Antique: 1st Dewey Grinslade 2nd Bruce Stewart 3rd Rich Pierce American Division Full Custom: 1st Robert Trevino
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he annual Lone Star Rally has become, arguably, the largest motorcycle event in the United States. With around 450,000 riding visitors to the area in a four-day span, it beats both Sturgis and Daytona, each touting 500,000 visitors over 10 days.
pre-registration ends October 1, 2014 and at the gate.
While Galveston is a tourist destination, it does not have a large contingent of hotel rooms… and the rooms that are there become very expensive during large events. For those that enjoy the RV aspect of rallies, Galveston has very few options and a few years ago, banned RV parking on the Seawall.
Blowout and his team of helpers are onsite to help with your needs and to insure a great (and safe) party!
A few years ago, Blowout Biker Productions saw an opportunity, creating Lone Star Campground. They offer camping at the Galveston County Fairgrounds in Hitchcock, just 20 minutes from the rally. Add a full-blown after-hours party and this is one great place to stay for the Lone Star Rally. There are a limited number of sites that offer electric (30 amp; no water/sewer; call for availability), while the rest are self-contained. A filling and dumping station is available, as are free hot showers. For those that like to rough it a little more, tent camping is also available. You don’t have to stay onsite to enjoy the party. Visitors are welcome to join! This is a full-blown rally in its own right; complete with vendors, food, drink, live music, bike games, adult stage contests, campsite decorating contests, and other activities available for the 21+ crowd to enjoy. Ride during the day, visit the rally, and then return to the Lone Star Campground for the party! As with all rallies, this is rain or shine event. Electric RV site is $300 for the weekend, includes two Weekend Passes. Self-Contained RV Site is only $140, includes two Weekend Passes; $160 after pre-registration ends October 1, 2014 and at the gate. Tent Camping is FREE with the purchase of a $35 Weekend Pass to the Camp Ground; $45 after Page 30
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Lone Star Camp Ground offers special group pricing. Call them for details. Online pre-registration closes October 1, 2014.
The team would like to express their sincere appreciation for their sponsors Renegade Classics Houston; Golf Carts of Texas; Thunder Alley Cycles; Redman Communications, Inc.; Walker, Texas Lawyer; Williams Mays Custom Paint; and, of course, Thunder Roads Texas. Without their sponsors, they can’t bring you near as good a party! Lone Star Campground Galveston County Fairgrounds #10 Jack Brooks Park Highway 6 Hitchcock, TX 77563 Rally is 21+ only. LoneStarCampGround.com 832.768.4345
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Aaron Morrow, known in the music and entertainment industry as “Blowout”, began as a disc jockey in the early 80s. Blowout's love for people and music lead him to his career as an emcee that can be seen on biker event stages throughout Texas. His humor and quick wit keeps crowds entertained and drawn to the stage. Blowout's fans love his crazy stage and bike games. Career highlights as of yet include sharing the stage with Johnny Winters, Pat Travers, Jackyl, and many others. He enjoys organizing and participating in charitable events such as benefits and rides; where he can be found on stage as emcee and auctioneer. Blowout considers meeting and befriending members of the crowds and his fan base his reward for a job well done.
Others contest and games throughout the day. Saturday 1:00pm Bike Games 5:00pm Bike Show 6:00-9:30pm Sister Mary Tarantula 10:00pm-12:00am Big Casino 12:00am Wet T-shirt Contest ($200 cash) Others contest and games throughout the day. Times, bands and activities may be adjusted. Check their website and/Facebook page for updates as they’re made available. ThunderRoadsTexas.com
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One dark night Bubba & Buck were walking home after a party and decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery, just for laughs. Right in the middle of the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows. Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones. “Holy cow, Mister,” Bubba said, after catching his breath, “You scared the crap outta’ us, we thought you was a realtime, ghost! What the hell are you doing working here so late at night?” “Those idiots!” the old man grumbled. “They misspelled my damn name!” THE HALLOWEEN DICTIONARY • Bobbing Apples: What happens when you leave your bra off while running. • Boogieman: Guy who passes time at a stoplight picking his nose. • Coffin: What you do when you get a piece of popcorn stuck in your throat. • Frankenstein: Hot dog and a mug of beer.
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• Full moon: What your repairman reveals when he bends over to fix your fridge. • Goblin: How you eat the snickers bars you got for Halloween. • Invisible Man: What a guy becomes when there’s housework to be done. Also, see “Mr. Hyde.” • Jack O’ Lantern: An Irish Pumpkin. • Jack the Ripper: What Jack does to his lottery tickets after losing each week. • Mummy: Who kisses the boo-boo after you scrape your knee. • Pumpkin Patch: What a pumpkin wears when trying to quit smoking. • Skeleton: Any supermodel. • Vampire Bat: What Dracula hits a baseball with. • Witch: See “Mother-in-Law.” • Zombie: What you look like before that first cup of morning coffee.
scared out of his wits, said, “What do you want?” The old man softly replied, “You got any tobacco?” The passenger handed the old man a cigarette and yelled, “Step on it,” to the driver, rolling up the window in terror. A few minutes later they calmed down and started laughing again. The driver said, “I don’t know what happened, but don’t worry; the speedometer says we’re doing 80 now.” All of a sudden there was a light tapping on the window and the old man reappeared. “There he is again,” the passenger yelled. He rolled down the window and shakily said, “Yes?” “Do you have a light?” the old man quietly asked. The passenger threw a lighter out the window saying, “Step on it!”
Two guys left the bar after a long night of drinking, jumped in the car and started it up. After a couple of minutes, an old man appeared in the passenger window and tapped lightly.
They were driving about 100 miles an hour, trying to forget what they had just seen and heard, when all of a sudden there came some more tapping. “Oh my God! He’s back!” The passenger rolled down the window and screamed in stark terror, “WHAT NOW?”
The passenger screamed, “Look at the window. There’s an old ghost’s face there!”
The old man gently replied, “You want some help getting out of the mud?”
The driver sped up, but the old man’s face stayed in the window.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!
The passenger rolled his window down part way and,
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Biker Friendly These businesses are SERIOUS about serving the Texas Motorcycle Community. The list is set up in business categories. Regional and Metro information is included. An “ * ” means the location is a Thunder Roads Texas distribution point. Visit ThunderRoadsTexas.com to find a full listing of distribution points. Tell them you saw them in Thunder Road Texas! Want to be on this list - it’s only $149/YEAR; $125 for churches, bands, MC clubs/groups, and VFW/ALR Halls - visit our website or email Shelly@ThunderRoadsTexas.com for information. * Sisterdale Saloon * Gulf Coast Trikes Accessories & Parts * Stitches 1308 Hwy 6 South Houston, TX 77077 281.558.8572 Region: Gulf Coast Closest Metro: Houston
Bands Wild Rabbit Salad Great Party Band! Houston Contact Bucky Goldberg Facebook.com/buckygoldberg Reverbnation.com/wildrabbitsalad
Bars & Restaurants *Garrett Road Ice House 14303 Garrett Rd Houston, TX 77077 281.456.0440 Facebook.com/pages/Garrett-Road-IceHouse/268480946517754 Region: Gulf Coast Closest Metro: Houston * Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stop Bent Rim Grill 657 West Ranch Rd Leakey, TX 78873 830.232.6629 www.friocanyonmotorcycleshop.com www.bentrimgrill.com Region: Hill Country Closest Metro: San Antonio * Pivo’s Ice House 1564 FM 1291 Fayetteville, TX 78940 979.732.2290 Find us on Facebook: Pivos-Ice-House Region: Prairies & Lakes Metro: Austin *Road Hawgs Saloon 31138 I-10 West Boerne, TX 78006 830.755.6449 www.roadhawgssaloon.com Region: Hill Country Metro: San Antonio * Rolling Thunder Bar & Grill 6441 County Rd 2173 Fluvanna, TX 79517 325.573.HAWG (4294) http://rollingthunderbarandgrill.com/Home_Page.php Region: Panhandle Closest Metro: Lubbock
1211 Sisterdale Hwy Sisterdale, TX 78006 830.324.6767 Facebook.com/Sisterdale.Roadhouse Region: Hill Country Closest Metro: San Antonio
1907 Lawrence Rd, Ste 200 Kemah, Texas 77565 832.864.2085 GulfCoastTrikes.com Hours: Tues-Fri 9am-6pm Sat 9am-3pm
* West of the Brazos 23220 Hwy 36 Damon, TX 77430 979.742.3100 www.WestoftheBrazos.com Region: Gulf Coast Closest Metro: Houston
* Harley-Davidson of Waco 4201 S Jack Kultgen Expy Waco, TX 76711 254-753-0393 www.hdwaco.com Region: Prairies & Lakes Closest Metro: Waco
* Yankee’s Tavern 8703 Ada Oaks Ln Anderson, TX 77830 936.873.3314 www.yankeestavern.com Region: Prairies & Lakes Closest Metro: Bryan/College Station
* Javelina Harley-Davidson 29078 I-10 West Boerne, TX 78006 800-860-9696 www.javelinaharleydavidson.com Region: Hill Country Closest Metro: San Antonio
Biker Churches Northeast Texas Bikers Church 749 E 16th Street Mt Pleasant, TX 75455 903.563.0948 NETXBC.com Region: Piney Woods Closest Metro: Longview Church service on Thursdays @ 7pm Bible study on Sundays @ 5pm
Dealerships & Shops * Bill Allen Motorcycle Company 3607 S College Ave Bryan, TX 77801 979.822.4294 Facebook.com/BillAllen.Motorcycles * Collin County Choppers AKA Frisco Custom Cycles 6427 Main St Frisco, TX 75034 214.387.0650 www.collincountychoppers.com Region: Prairies & Lakes Closest Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth * Cowboy’s Alamo City H-D 11005 IH 35 North San Antonio, TX 78233 800.397.7875 www.cowboysalamocityharley.com Region: South Texas Closest Metro: San Antonio
* Legacy Harley-Davidson 12100 W Hwy 80 East Odessa, TX 79765 800.788.6921 www.legacyh-d.com Region: Big Bend Closest Metro: Midland/Odessa * Longhorn Harley-Davidson 2830 West I-20 Grand Parairie, TX 75052 972.988.1903 www.longhornhd.com Region: Prairies & Lakes Closest Metro: Dallas/Ft Worth * Mancuso Harley Davidson - Crossroads 12710 Crossroads Park Dr Houston, TX 77065 281.970.9700 www.mancusocrossroads.com Region: Gulf Coast Closest Metro: Houston * Motorcycle Tire Shop Welding/Technical Services 1917 S Hackberry San Antonio, TX 78210 210.533 BIKE (2453) http://motorcycletireshop.synthasite.com Region: South Texas Closest Metro: San Antonio * Southern Metal Choppers 11116 Middle Fiskville Rd, Ste E Austin, TX 78753 512.833.5044 www.southernmetalchoppers.com Region: Hill Country Closest Metro: Austin
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Biker Friendly * Thunder Alley Cycles 416 NE Wilshire Blvd Burleson, TX 76028 817.295.0955 www.thunderalleycycles.com Region: Prairies & Lakes Closest Metro: Dallas/Ft Worth * Woods Cycle Country 1933 I-35 East New Braunfels, TX 78130 830.606.9828 www.woodscyclecountry.com Region: Hill Country Closest Metro: San Antonio
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Insurance & Attorneys * Ball Insurance 416 S Main St Highlands, TX 77562 800.444.7014 www.ballins.com Region: Gulf Coast Closest Metro: Houston * Farrar & Ball Law Firm; Law Tigers 1010 Lamar, Ste 1600 Houston, TX 77002 713.221.8300 www.lawtigers.com Region: Gulf Coast
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* Dragonstar Motorcycle Transportation PO Box 444 Bryan, TX 77806 281.935.8890 www.getaride.net Region: Prairies & Lakes Closest Metro: Bryan/College Station
* Freeway Insurance 642 W Rhapsody, Ste A San Antonio, TX 78216 210.403.2216 www.FreewayInsurance.com Region: South Texas Closest Metro: San Antonio
Lodging & Campgrounds DUBL-C Guest House (Vacation Rentals by Owner) Kerrville area: located on Hwy 39 between Ingram & Hunt; Stay 2 Nights, get 3rd FREE 866.427.8374 www.vrbo.com/385945 Region: Hill Country Closest Metro: San Antonio *Scoot On Inn Cabins & Camping, LLC 4397 South Highway 83 Leakey, TX 78873 830.232.4442 Office/Home 512.517.5349 Cell-Tim Region: HIll Country Closest Metro: San Antonio
Motorcycle Towing Cyclone Cycle Rescue 1100 Crane Dr Euless, 76039 76039 817.308.9086 www.MotorcycleTowingTX.com Region: Prairies & Lakes Closest Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth
Riding Gear & Leather Goods * Coppersage Biker Gear 1002 Goodson Road Magnolia, TX 77355 281.730.1835 Region: Piney Woods Closest Metro: Houston * Motorcycle Outpost, The 103 S College Westminster, TX 75409 972.838.8222 www.TheMotorcycleOutpost.com Region: Prairies & Lakes Closest Metro: Dallas/Fort Worth * Pit Stop Biker Gear 13028 State Highway 21 West Austonio, TX 75835 936-661-7518 www.pitstopbikergear.com
Miscellaneous * American Legion Post 402 11457 US Highway 190 West Livingston, TX 77351 936.646.7411
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