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June is always the month that the he even ev event ven entt iivvitie ittiees. s. listing simply explodes with activities. The April showers should be finished, niish hed d, the May flowers have peaked, and nd the roads are finally cleaned off with some rain. I am sure theree will still be some issues with roadway repairs after an extremely harsh winter, but June is always the month with more things to do than time available. On the he he Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa wa wa FREE event list that is in the back ck of every magazine, and gets posted d every week on Facebook, there are more events in June that any other month of the year. If you want to go on a run, go to a rally, attend an open house, get your ride blessed at one of the bike blessings, or just enjoy hitting more than one event per day, then June is the month for you. I know that we love to get out to as many events as we can, and June is always a challenge, but we will sure keep trying to hit them all! Get out and about, ride safe, enjoy the events, and start getting some miles racked up for the riding season. As we leave the month of May in the rear view mirror, we cannot forget about May being Motorcycle Safety Month. We know as riders that we need to be as safe as possible every mile on two wheels, but sometimes it gets forgotten by not just riders, but by the general traveling public. We hate to see the reports of motorcycles down, and hate even more to see when there is a fatality from a bike crash. We need to be vigilant and be as safe as possible. We need to ride safe, ride straight, keep the shenanigans to a minimum while riding, and not over imbibe when out on runs. Although cars causing crashes is a significant portion of the motorcycle issues every year, single vehicle motorcycle crashes caused by the riders actions are a big part of the statistics. We need to work to lessen these types of motorcycle crashes caused by riders by being safer ourselves. We need to watch out for those around us on two wheels and make sure everyone riding around us is riding safely. We need to be good stewards of our passion and keep as many of us alive and on two wheels as possible. We also need to keep up the social media postings and yard signs and such to remind the public that we are here on two wheels, and that they need to watch out for us. To me, this two pronged approach of looking internally for
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rriders ri iders deers to to be be as a safe as possible and also reminding reem miind din n the travelling public that we are aarre here here re and they NEED to watch out for us fo for us is paramount to the success of llessening of e motorcycle injuries and fatalities. Let’s all be a part an and of a year around push for motorcycle safety. June is also the month of our TRMI anniversary. June J nee of 2010 was the first issue Ju of of Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa Iowa after taking over from Joe Io Matthews. So we have 9 years’ worth of magazines now under our belt, and starting on our 10th year of publishing. That is pretty awesome in my mind, as we have undying support from a ton of sponsors, readers, friends, riders, and Iowans in general. We have had some wonderful support from our readers in and from Iowa. At any given point we are mailing subscriptions to over a dozen other states to people from or with strong ties to Iowa. We have had some advertisers in the magazine that have been with us from day one, and for that we are very thankful for the support, love, respect, and friendships we have established over the years. We could not do this without our supporters, so when you darken their doors, do us a favor and let them know you saw their ad in Thunder Roads. There have been some significant changes behind the scenes of the magazine, but every month like clockwork we put out the highest quality publication that we can, and that will never change as far as I am concerned. The only changes that we would like to see would be to find a couple of staffers in the eastern Iowa area, and also to get the next generation out and about with us more to events that are family friendly. I am sure you have all seen or met Sabin, Soren, and Violet. We feel that they are next in line to work on the magazine, so trying to train them first hand. If you see them with us, they love to shake a hand and meet new people. Never be afraid to say hello to any of us, we would love to meet you! The Schwarte Clan Quote of the Month: “America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” Harry S Truman
This month we have a vintage inspired Tommy Gun wielding beauty named Vanessa on a beautiful old JD Harley owned by Eric Bass. Vanessa appears in Natanic’s Pin-ups 2020 biker babe calendar, which was recently released and is available now at Natanic.com
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“You can’t get there from here” seems to be the catch-phrase heard repeatedly if you live anywhere close to the water this spring. This bike blessing was moved, that bike night is canceled, the ride for today can’t go north or south because the bridge is out and the water is over the highway. Seems like we are hemmed in again. Another 100 year flood and we are riding in circles. This too shall pass -soon, we hope. I know that what we have been experiencing pales in comparison to the Biblical flood of Noah’s day; it’s more of an inconvenience. Thankfully, God promised not to destroy all upon the earth again by flood. He even gave the rainbow as a sign of that promise to man. Though I wonder how many Harleys would fit on an ark.
was big enough or powerful enough to mess up God’s plan. Scripture says that God can take what was meant for evil and turn it for good. Yeah, man messed things up. “There is a way that seems right unto man, We recently completed our annual Run For The Son but in the end it leads events, had good turnouts for the rides and blessings but to death.” Proverbs it took some creative scrambling with all the water to pull 14:12. But, fortunately it off. Thought there for a while we’d be doing it by Jon for us, we are not God boat but in the end the outriggers and snorkel breather and he is and he had a plan for our restoration. Jesus, his on the bikes worked. Karla looked a little silly wearing son, came as a human baby, lived life, was tempted in all those arm floaties but don’t tell her. They matched her manners as we are, served and was persecuted, tortured headband and she thought she was (Stylin’). Thanks to all then crucified and raised from the dead, all to pay the in the biking community who helped and participated, price of admission for us into God’s presence and heaven. the day was a great success. Jesus’s sacrifice made it possible and now, we can get there from here. The afore-mentioned catch-phrase reminds me of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. They had full access to Blessings, Mark God’s presence and to the paradise that was the garden except for one tree that God said was off limits. When Mark and Karla Cornick are Area Reps with the Christian Satan deceived Eve and they sinned by disobeying God, Motorcyclists Association. Find out more about CMA and they were removed - kicked out - and an angel was posted God’s plan for you at www.cmausa.org guard at the entrance to deny their passage. They lost the ability to gain access to God’s presence. Unfortunately it wasn’t just access to the garden they lost but also access to heaven. Basically they were told “You can’t get there from here”. Sin, then and now, can come rushing in like the water through a breach in the levee. Just like the coverage shown of downtown Davenport where the cars were trapped up to the windows in water and the windshield wipers were running things can change that quickly. But God wasn’t taken by surprise when sin entered into this world, just as he isn’t surprised when we seemingly screw our lives up again and again. We don’t have to worry that we missed the boat or missed God’s perfect plan because we made that wrong decision. I heard a pastor talking about counseling an individual who thought life was over, that what he had done was too bad to recover from. The pastor’s comment was that he didn’t think the individual 6 - TRMI JUNE 2019
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Biker Accessories Coolbikerstuff @ The Old Bait Shop 2103 Okoboji Ave MILFORD, Iowa 51351 712.338.8888 & 214.914.4555 Crispy’s Biker Apparel Cedar Rapids, Iowa Find Us On Facebook J&P Cycles 13225 Circle Drive Anamosa, Iowa 52205 www.jpcycles.com 319-462-4817
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Brickyard Burgers & Brew 1802 Greene Street Adel, Iowa 50003 515-993-4200 Beer, Burgers, Fun
Ambro’s Roadhouse 917 Guthrie St De Soto, Iowa 50069 515-468-2236 Great Food! Ambro’s Roadhouse on Facebook Book Em Dano’s 33 S Main Street Denison, Iowa 51442 712-263-9818Mon-Sat 4-2 Dancers Nightly 5-1:30 Celebrations DJ & Karaoke Services Newton, IA 641-521-8036 Any Occasion /Rally or Event EmCee Facebook/Ray Johansen(Celebrations) Specializing in Weddings & Receptions National Motorcycle Museum 102 Chamber Drive Anamosa, Iowa 52205 319-462-3925 Nationalmcmuseum.org
Bullys’ Angle Inn 505 US 151 Walford, Iowa 52351 10am-12am Check Us Out on FB Calvin Rockett Bar & Grill 2013 South Center Street Marshalltown, Iowa 50158 641-328-1033 Open 7 Days a Week 11 – Close Catfish Charlie’s On the Mississippi River 1630 E. 16th Street Dubuque, IA 52001 (563)582-8600 www.CatfishCharliesDubuque.com
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J.R. Willie’s Gateway to the Beautiful Hill Country Colesburg, IA 563-856-5095 Open Daily Mon-Sun 11AM Home of the Willie Whopper Just 1 More 515-570-4206 641-757-0159 309 Railway Jamaica, Iowa 50128 KC’s Tavern 120 N Main Street Bridgewater, Iowa 50837 Mon-Fri 4:30-Close, Sat-Sun 1-Close Find Us on FB 641-369-2017 Kippy’s Place 364 NW Main Street Elkhart, Iowa 50073 515-367-3104 Open at 11 Daily..find us on FB Knickers Saloon 2186 Central Avenue Dubuque, Iowa 52001 563-557-0887 365 Days a Year Knickers Saloon on Facebook Lynn’s On Merle Hay 6014 NW 59th Ct Johnston, Iowa 50131 515-270-9806 Find us on Facebook! McCanns Tap NE 14th & 54th Des Moines, Iowa 50313 Bike Parking M-F 2:00 Sat & Sun 11:00 Mi Casa Family Restaurant 512 Market Street Harlan, Iowa 51537 712-755-2258 Enjoy Drinks at the Full Bar!
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Getting started in the world’s coolest motorsport
Photo by Shannon Price. Trail rides Many clubs offer for-fun-only, semi-competitive trail rides in addition to full-bore races. Often, to take the competitiveness of the event down a notch, the organizers introduce some fun, random elements into the competition. One such club is Variety Riders in Ottawa, Illinois. Variety Riders organizes about six “egg hunt” trail rides each year, with wooden pegs instead of real eggs.
Photo by Yve Assad. Kids don’t have to race to have fun on motorcycles, but if they’re mentally and physically tuned for racing, competition can be an immensely rewarding experience.
“The riders run two 15-minute heats around a set loop. At some point in the loop, they stop and pick up a colored peg,” explains Mark Fleming, vice president of Variety Riders. “They drop that peg in a scoring bucket and at the end of the second heat, we randomly assign points to each peg color and add up each kid’s points. We stress safety and fun. We run it as a family day, just people with a common hobby getting together and having a good time.”
As a parent, you need to honestly assess your child’s desire and ability before they line up at the starting gate.
Motocross Photo by Yve Assad.
It’s a big deal to start racing—for both your kid (emotionally, physically) and you (time and money investment). To help you get started, we caught up with a man who’s an expert when it comes to kids and racing: Philip Rispoli, who runs the Coolskunk dirt-track racing program that introduces kids to the fun world of dirt-track racing. “They need the right combination of parental support and the right rider attitude,” he says. “The parents must be committed to supporting the rider, and the rider needs that twinkle in the eye.” Rispoli stresses that parents must be on the right page: “If you end up with a world champion, great, but that’s not what this is about. We want to build a winner both on and off the track.” If you decide that racing is in the cards for your kids, there is a range of events to consider—from low-impact, participatory events to serious racing. Among those, your kid might qualify for one or more classes that vary by age and/or skill level. He or she will also need to be an AMA member, and possibly a member of your particular AMA district, to be eligible to compete.
Most kids get started racing in motocross. A motocross race usually includes a practice session and two “motos.” The combined score of the two motos determines the winner. You will pay a gate fee to get into the track and then an entry fee at sign-up for each class your child enters. The entry forms are straight-forward and basically cover liability and class selection. There are a number of beginning-level classes for kids. AMA Classes 3 and 4 accommodate less-experienced kids from 4-8 years old, riding less-powerful 50cc motorcycles. The AMA Amateur Rulebook includes the specific rules. Often, these classes are run on a smaller track. At some races, parents of kids in Classes 3 and 4 will have access to the track to help their kids if they fall.
Classes 1 and 2 generally include more experienced kids riding racier two-strokes with more advanced suspension. On this page, you can see a description of the different kinds Class 1 is for kids ages 4-6. Class 2 is for kids ages 7-8. of competition sanctioned by the AMA. Read on to see what These classes, particularly Class 2, can be quite aggressive you need to know as the parent of a fledgling racer at some and aren’t a good choice for your kid’s first race. of the most common events. Continued Page 16 14 - TRMI JUNE 2019
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Most tracks also offer beginning classes for older kids. If allow youth racing.) not, rest assured that there will be a wide range of skill level in any class they do run. A short-track race takes place on a small oval course. Racers circulate the course counterclockwise, making only leftFor more on getting started in motocross, see the motocross hand turns. section of this website. A half-mile is just what it sounds like -- an oval course Hare scrambles roughly a half mile in length. Hare scrambles (also called cross country or grand prix races) are like motocross races in the woods. Because there is no second moto involved, as there is with motocross, race days are generally shorter. The class structure is similar to motocross, and kids compete on the same type of motorcycles. While the top kids are just as determined at a hare scramble as at a motocross, the general perception is the woods races are a less-intimidating environment. Much of that has to do with the longer course that leads to less tight racing. Hare scramble racers, particularly new ones, race against the course as much as they race the other participants. Photo by Josh Rud. Flat track Youth racers in flat track compete on the same type of bikes as youth racers in motocross and hare scrambles. Other than running flat-track tires, few modifications are necessary for beginners.
Flat track typically follows a heat/semi/main event format. Racers compete in the heats to qualify for the main. The top racers (the number depends on the size of the class) will qualify (or “transfer to”) the main. Those who don’t qualify in a heat compete in a semi. Unless the class has few entries, not all racers will make the main event. In small classes where everyone makes the main event, the heat race finishing order will be used to set the starting positions in the main event. Plenty of options
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A TT course looks like a cross between a motocross and a short track. A TT course will include right-hand turns and usually a jump. Because the bikes run dirt-track tires, the course surface becomes hard-packed, rather than a motocross track which becomes rutted up from the knobby tires.
Motocross, hare scrambles and dirt track are just a three of the types of motorcycle competition available for kids. Hillclimb, trials, desert racing, road racing and others also offer opportunities for youth riders. For more on these opportunities, see the sections of this website dedicated to those types of racing. www.americanmotorcyclist.com
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The 35th annual A.B.A.T.E. of Iowa Freedom Rally will be held on July 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2019 at Freedom Park in Algona, Iowa. Once again, we at A.B.A.T.E. have worked very hard to put on an excellent event. Entertainment will include something for everyone from rock and roll to great national country acts and some fantastic top billed tribute bands as well. Playing the likes of Foreigner, Guns and Roses, and Bad Company. Friday the main stage will head line with Quiet Riot and Shamans Harvest and Saturday we will put Chase Bryant and LOCASH on the main stage in addition to some fantastic beer barn bands. There will be a motorcycle rodeo, mud wrestling, tattoo contest, and so much more to enjoy!
The Freedom Rally started 35 years ago as a fundraising party for the organization to see what we would get for a turn out. A bunch of freedom loving volunteers got together and hired Head East and Steppenwolf to play at Joe Sheldon Park in Humboldt, Iowa. At the time, we were just an organization fighting for all motorcyclist rights and did not even have the money in the coffers to pay the bands we had hired‌we were just praying we would get enough people attending to pay the expenses. That first year we had almost 5,000 bikers show up and we have been going strong ever since. We have been able to purchase our own property in Algona and created Freedom Park. Once again all built and maintained by a bunch of fantastic volunteers and members. We are very proud of what we have This year we have implemented a few changes that done and how far we have come since that first everyone needs to be made aware of. This year there Freedom Rally, and to this day it is still put on by is new Early Bird entry fee of $20.00 per person. 100% volunteers and membership. We hope you all This fee is for anyone wanting to come in starting can come experience the Rally with us and enjoy at 08:00 A.M. Saturday June 29th through 08:00 A.M. our beautiful park. The Freedom Rally is meant to Wednesday July 3rd. After 8:00 A.M. on Wednesday be a place to come and enjoy making new friends the 3rd you will not have to pay the Early Bird fee, and the freedom that our privately-owned property BUT you will need to be a member of ANY SMRO extends to everyone to do as they want. This takes or MRO such as A.B.A.T.E., the MRF, or any other a lot of hard work by a lot of great people to pull motorcycle rights organization. We have been asked off. It also takes membership to help support it, so why we started this fee and the answer is very we ask that anyone that attends who is not already simple. We have only increased our fee to get into a member, please sign up and become a member the Freedom Rally 3 times in 35 years. Obviously of A.B.A.T.E. of Iowa and you too can say you own a as everyone knows, costs increase for everything piece of Freedom Park as it is just that, owned by our every year and we have to find ways to keep our membership! Our strength is in numbers!! We hope rally affordable to everyone but still keep up with to see another great turn out and especially for our rising costs. This is one way of doing that. We still 35th year so please put it on your calendars and we have some of the lowest gate and beer prices in will see you all there!! the country for a 3-day event, even with the quality entertainment we try to provide every year. Once again, this year we have some fantastic sponsors Jeff Hoker on board including Titos Vodka, Budweiser, HyAssistant State Coordinator Vee in Algona, and Red Bull. There will be close to ABATE of Iowa 50 vendors on hand selling everything from food, leathers, rally merchandise, tattoos, and more so please check out our vending area as well! If you have been to the Freedom Rally in the past, then you know what to expect and we can’t wait to see you again this year! If you have never attended, we invite you to come and check it out. We guarantee this a party unlike anything you have ever seen before! The majority of the park is tent camping and available on a first come, first served basis. We do have some primitive camper spots available and to reserve one of those please go on line to abateiowafreedomrally.com. There you can reserve a camper spot, buy tickets, check out our fantastic entertainment line-up, and more. 20 - TRMI JUNE 2019
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Mission: “The mission and vision of the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame is to collect, preserve, and interpret the history of motorcycling, honor those who have made a positive and significant impact on the sport and lifestyle and pay tribute to the history of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. We do this through offering comprehensive and educational exhibits and showcasing rare and unusual examples significant to our history and sport.” The museum is open to visitors seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The museum offers a lower level where you can learn all about the individuals deemed worthy to be honored with a place in motorcycling history. “The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame has recognized individuals and groups who have made a long-term, positive impact on the motorcycle community since 2001. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony has grown from 50 people to over 800 and is the museum’s largest fundraiser of the year. We honor our Hall of Fame members by sharing the stories that showcase their contributions and accomplishments. In doing this, we hope to inspire our visitors and the riding community.” The 2019 Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held at The Lodge at Deadwood on Wednesday, August 7th, 2019. This year the ceremony is particularly noteworthy to a biker magazine proud to be ABOUT IOWA, FOR IOWA, and FROM IOWA for a couple of good reasons…Frank Fritz and Jill Parham. Two proverbial names in the biker community. The following was said of 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee Jill Parham:
the Industry’s greatest growth, Jill became a pioneer in the motorcycle industry, one of the early women leaders in a historically male-centric industry. Jill continues to inspire women in the motorcycle industry and comments on her contributions to J&P Cycles, “Relationships were very important to John and me and I did very well establishing some of those”. Jill says one of the events which really brought growth and expanded the J&P Cycles customer base was the Sturgis Rally.” “It is fitting that Jill is honored in 2019 as it marks 40 years of her dedication to motorcycling and motorcycle riders as well as the 40th anniversary of company she co-founded, J&P Cycles. This induction is on behalf of John and Jill’s many great friends, the thousands of employee riders of J&P Cycles over the past 40 years and its millions of customers. The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame is honored to recognize Jill Parham’s contributions to motorcycling and supports the preservation of her legacy.” Frank Fritz has also spent years entrenching himself in the biker world. He has an extensive collection of two wheeled beauties and a love for all things timeworn. From entertaining the masses via television and allowing us to peek into his love of collecting to throwing himself headfirst into both local and national biker events, Frank is able to use his celebrity status to bridge an all too familiar gap between the biker world and the general public. Frank believes in the preservation of motorcycling’s past, and the strengthening of motorcycling’s future. If you aren’t otherwise engaged on August 7th, make the trip to South Dakota and be a part of Iowa biker history, when two Iowa legends take their places among the greats of the past in the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame!
“It is rare that a husband and wife can work closely side by side in the same business. In 1979 Jill helped expand company focus from swap meets to mailorder parts sales. After working two jobs for over Inductee and museum information taken from 10 years, and now seeing some family income from Sturgismuseum.com and the Sturgis Motorcycle J&P Cycles, Jill quit her job in 1991 and moved Museum and Hall of Fame Facebook page. to J&P Cycles full time. Eventually, J&P Cycles became the world’s largest retailer of aftermarket Melanie motorcycle parts and accessories. In the period of Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa on Facebook www.thunderroadsiowa.com 26 - TRMI JUNE 2019
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mother is a photographer and he has a cool eye for seeing shit most people overlook (an important trait if you need a photographer for sure). We would pull over, sometimes grab an ice cream cone, NEVER turn down ice cream while riding, uber important. But, ice cream or not, we would find cool things to see, relax, take some photos, and embrace the Make a Lifelong Memory, in a Day... fun information that was around us, be it a Freedom Rock, a 10 foot tall rotating piece of corn, scenic overlooks, or Might be the lamest headline to ever start an article that I whatever cool little feature we could find. We got so good at have ever been a part of! I mean, I have written some lame finding stuff like that, another brother from another mother, ass stuff over the years, but wow! Let’s make a memory; we who I will call Van Rock, because that is his cool ass nickare border line cartoon musical level lame here. I mean, name, decided to look up the top ten roadside attractions in come the hell on, this is a bad ass biker magazine after all, Iowa while we chilled around a hotel lobby one night with hell, an award winning biker mag with bitchin bikes, hot beverages at the end of a long day of riding. Remarking on lolitas, dirty jokes, and a certain attitude that you have come how many we had already checked out, almost by accident to expect from something called, THUNDER ROADS. and also noting how many will be quick to check off on the way home the next day! I wrote about this in great detail a Make a lifelong memory. Man, so damn lame. while back on these same pages, I can only assume you have saved every article that I have written and you can cross Hear me out before you picture me as an office boy at the reference it in a former issue. No, I don’t recall exactly what Disney marketing department, really, the headline may just issue it was in, but here is a clue, look for the one with a mofit. torcycle on the cover, that should narrow it down. Iowa is one of the best states to just flat out ride in that you can find. Sure, we don’t have massive mountain passes; we don’t have the Black Hills. We don’t have 12 months of great riding weather, beach side biker bars overlooking an ocean bay or even miles of long, lonely asphalt featuring salt flats that melt into the horizon. No, we (Iowa) doesn’t of course, but the state has some bitchin cool stuff to ride to, lots of things that you might have just throttled by on your way to whatever destinations were planned. 99 counties in our great state and for the most part, each one has something cool to check out, ride to, snap a photo of, or have a laugh at…kickstands up and you are on your way.
I had a photo pop up again recently, from a great weekend a few years back with a bunch of cool dudes and dudettes when we spent a weekend riding with for no reason other than, hell, the weekend looks great, let’s burn up some highways and see where we end up. Just why we were all together riding, I don’t recall, but boom there it was…a photo of some like-minded people sharing some laughs, a cigar, and learning what we could about a cool roadside attraction. What the attraction was, of course, doesn’t matter; the memory of the ride, the friends, and the laughs is what made the adventure all worth it.
I was chatting with a guy about that adventure and he told me about his plan, a plan that is currently underway. His riding buddies all decided a few years ago to hit every Freedom Rock destination across the state of Iowa. An amazing goal! When I last checked, of the 99 counties across Iowa, less than 20 DON’T have a Freedom Rocks. What a great story for sure and something that is purely unique to the Hawkeye state. If you need an excuse to ride somewhere cool, find out where the Freedom Rocks are, make a plan, and go for it. I cannot believe that is something I didn’t already think of! It’s I stumbled onto a web site, looking for something else rebrilliant and worth the effort on so many levels. I am sure cently that led me down an internet rabbit hole, we have all others have already considered this, maybe even pulled it off, been there (usually YouTube is the worst) but you click, then but now I have a new goal in mind to be sure. click, then click, and the next thing you know you are watching a video about, well, let’s stop with that rabbit hole before So maybe you need a goal, need a destination, need a reason I incriminate myself even more. So, I am on the internet and to ride somewhere. Iowa is loaded with some really cool I see an article about cool things to see in your state. Well, “stuff ” that is many times just off the beaten path. At the that posed the question, what is cool where I live? very least you can check out some of the I glanced over the list, mentally checking off things I have state’s great Freedom already ridden to and I was kind of happy that there were Rocks and maybe even several things on this list that I have already seen. Actufind some ice cream ally, I started thinking, “this is weird, how many of these I along the way. One have actually seen over the years!” Yes, some of that was by thing is for sure, along design, in case you were wondering. We actually set out to the way, you are likely see a bunch of cool shit, all across the state of Iowa, because, to make a lifelong why not? memory in a day. I thought of this again recently because of what I have recently brought up in this bad ass magazine, the very same one in which I am the former employee of the month. My spousal unit is always up for a side road adventure, we both know it’s about the journey, not the destination and if you need an excuse to ride somewhere, what’s a better reason than riding to a Freedom Rock, a big ass frying pan, or a plow stuck in an oak tree!
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If you take a Tommy Gun, an old Harley, and a beautiful lady who’s not afraid to handle them both, then this is what you get to feast your eyes upon! Vanessa is this month’s feature model, who’s a big fan of modeling for the vintage/pin-up scene and is one of Natanic’s biker babe calendar models. If Vanessa’s stunning appeal doesn’t get your attention, then you might take notice of the fact that there’s an old Tommy Gun in her hands, and she’s posing with a 1928 Harley-Davidson JD provided by the Bass family collection. Vanessa’s vintage look was obtained with her own collection of lingerie and some amazing styling by her friend Jordan Mattison. A lot of time and planning went into completing this shoot, and we want to thank everyone involved! If you want to see more of Vanessa’s fine frame, check out Natanic’s 2020 calendar available right now at Natanic.com
We’ve seen trials on T.V. a thousand times. Before sitting to testify, a witness swears to “tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” Like nearly everything else on T.V. trials, the “whole truth” is a fiction. In reality, juries hear far less than all there is to know about the case they are deciding. Sometimes, juries are even led to believe what law professors refer to as a “legal fiction,” or in plain terms, a lie. There’s one lie in particular I’ve been trying to expose for years.
and then let the assembled citizens, rather than a ruler, decide the outcome. In other words, the Greek system was mob justice with extra steps. Little more than popular passions moved the crowd to its verdict. For example, when the philosopher Socrates challenged young people to ponder the true nature of justice, the citizens of Athens, annoyed with Socrates for rocking the boat, convicted Socrates of “corrupting the youth” and executed him. This was in 399 BC.
Hey there, fellow Iowa bikers. Thunder Roads brought me back for another article and gave me a lot of space to write about whatever I like. I’m thankful for this opportunity because there’s something I learned on the road to becoming a lawyer that has always bothered me about how our Iowa trial system works. It’s the sort of thing you can’t simply pass along by word of mouth. I’m talking about a lie told in every trial I’ve been involved in, a lie upheld by law. This lie hides beneath a thick layer of complexity and an origin of honorable intentions. The good news is that, like any lie, this one is destroyed by truth. Strap in, we’re going on a deep dive.
Since the Greek failure, we’ve learned that trials cannot be popularity contests if trials are to obtain justice. In fairness to the ancient Greeks, they had the right idea. The People, rather than a ruler, should be entrusted with the administration of justice on a case-by-case basis. Part of fixing the Greek failure was a transition from open-air crowd chanting to closed-room jury deliberation. While this mostly gets rid of the mob-mentality, we still face the danger that a jury will decide upon personal likes and dislikes instead of what is right and lawful. In our American trial system, one way we prevent a trial from becoming a popularity contest is by withholding from juries entire categories of evidence.
The American trial system has roots in ancient history. We do not have a perfect justice system, but the one we have is the best yet invented. That’s because our system comes from studying thousands of years of failure, scratching our heads, and then saying, “Well, let’s not do that again.” More than being based on what we think might be good for us to do, our justice system is designed to avoid things we know from experience to be terrible. Unfortunately, fresh and genuinely good ideas tend to play out horribly when applied to trials. The ancient Greeks had a fresh, good idea. Their idea was democracy. The Greeks treated democracy like we treat bacon. They put it in everything, including trials. Ancient Greeks allowed people to speak publically at their trials,
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You may be surprised to learn that juries are rarely allowed to hear character evidence about the parties to a case, or even about witnesses. The reason is straightforward. If the trial is for theft, the jury decides whether the accused person stole something, not whether the accused person is a shady type. If the trial is for negligent driving causing a crash, the jury decides whether the accused person drove according to the law, not whether that person is a good driver. And so on. American trials permit a jury to consider only evidence relevant to answering the exact question the jury must answer. Character evidence is almost never relevant, so the law usually keeps it from the jury. Flip the page for the rest...CONT Page 34
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It goes further. Juries will be denied relevant evidence that is undeniably true when that evidence is so unfairly prejudicial that the evidence could unbalance the trial. Say, for example, John Doe is riding his motorcycle on a country highway when a pickup truck turns left in front of John, causing a crash. John breaks his collar bone and ribs. At the hospital, John’s friend takes more than 50 pictures of John’s injuries. In three of these pictures, John isn’t wearing a shirt, and his tattoo saying, “I CAN’T DRIVE 55” is visible. At trial, the truck driver defends himself by claiming that John was speeding, and therefore shares some, or even most, of the blame.
days, the way things have worked for decades now, is that when a person is sued for negligence, and is insured, the insurance company hires a lawyer to defend the insured person. This lawyer answers not to his human client, but rather to his corporate client, the insurance company. Somewhere in the terms and conditions of the insurance contract, the insured person is bound to cooperate with the legal defense. What this really means, is that the insurance company calls the shots and if the insured person doesn’t like how the insurance company is choosing to handle the lawsuit, the insured person can be denied coverage for acting against the insurance company’s litigation strategy. That strategy, by the way, is usually: try as hard as possible to screw over Under these circumstances, a judge should order the injured person. The company, meanwhile, gets to that photos of John’s tattoo can’t be shown to the jury. hide behind its human customer at trial. Now, the photos aren’t relevant because John has a tattoo that might be about speeding. That would be What do I mean by this? In Iowa, even though character evidence tending to show John is the type a personal injury lawsuit is brought against the of guy who likes to speed, rather than tending to insurance policy of a negligent person, and even show that John was speeding at the time of the crash. though the insurance company controls essentially But, the photos are relevant for another purpose. every aspect of how the case is defended, when Because they show what John’s injuries looked like filing a lawsuit, an injured person must name when John was still in the hospital, the photos are a the negligent person only, and not the insurance useful tool for the jury in determining whether John company who actually runs the show. It’s as though was truly injured as badly as he claims. So why does The Great and Powerful Oz is not allowed to be the judge keep the photos from the jury? One or discovered as the man behind the curtain. This is more of the jurors might harbor prejudice against the “legal fiction,” this is the lie. Lawsuits that are people with tattoos and, due to that prejudice, might basically always filed against insurance companies treat John unfairly in deliberating his case. Also, have to be carried out in front of the jury as though there are 47 other hospital photos of John’s injuries, the negligent person, the human being with an so the relevance of the three pictures showing John’s insurance policy, is the real defendant. The truth tattoo is low. is it’s the insurance company’s money on the line if the jury finds the human defendant to be at fault for Alright. So far, so good. All good, in fact. All of negligently harming someone else. these evidence rules have led to a better system of justice. Here’s where the problem starts. In the It isn’t this way everywhere. In Wisconsin, for early 20th Century, liability insurance, the sort of example, injured people sue insurance companies insurance all vehicle owners and home owners carry directly and the jury knows who the true defendant these days, was not common. Lawyers, judges, and is at trial. Our laws should be changed, modeled lawmakers were concerned that after Wisconsin’s successful in a negligence case, such as way of doing things in light of the truck driver who turns left modern realities. While it may in front of oncoming traffic, the have been a good idea about jury would see the truck driver’s a hundred years ago to keep liability insurance as character juries in the dark about insurance evidence. With liability insurance coverage, there is no justification being unusual rather than normal for pretending in 21st Century at the time, the worry was that trials that no insurance company jurors would believe a person is involved in the lawsuit. Worse, who bought liability insurance it leaves the jury to wonder, must be a careless or reckless “How will the defendant possibly sort of person who obtained the manage to pay a verdict?” when insurance in order to maintain in reality that person’s money was a lifestyle dangerous to others. never on the line. That is unfair The law became that evidence of prejudice, and it stems from a lie. insurance could not be introduced as evidence The law needs to of fault. Logical, change. In the honorable, fair enough. meantime, at least you A good idea. now know the truth. Until insurance companies started getting involved in litigation, that is. The way it works these
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While attending a recent him. Todd has an endless fundraising event, we had list of possibilities when it the pleasure of meeting this comes to customizing his month’s featured military bike, so we will just have rider. His name is Todd to stay tuned for what’s to Storesund, and he hails come on that end! from Glidden, Iowa. Todd Todd and his wife, Rhonda, served his country from take time each summer 1988 through 1993 in during the month of July the United States Marine to ride east. They spend a Corp. His military career week just rolling around began in San Diego for the highways and bi-ways boot camp, followed by around the Fourth of July school at 29 Palms, and holiday, no destinations, no finally to Camp Pendleton timelines…what a perfect for his duty station. Todd way to celebrate freedom, spent from August of you have certainly earned 1990 to April of 1991 it! overseas serving in both From all of us at Thunder Operation Desert Shield Roads Magazine of and Operation Desert Iowa, thank you for your Storm. During his years of service… Semper Fidelis! service, Todd earned the rank of E-5 Sargent with a Primary MOS of 2831, Microware If you or someone you know would like to be a featured Communication Electronic Technician. military rider, please contact Vernon@thunderroadsiowa. com or Melanie@thunderroadsiowa.com for assistance. When asked about why he chose to join the Marines, Todd let us know that his family members are no stranger to Melanie J Schwarte military careers. Todd’s dad, Larry, served 20 years in the United States Air Force. His brother, Scott, spent 10 years serving in the Air Force as well. With a family history this rich in military background, it just seemed natural to choose a similar career path. Following his military career, Todd has maintained membership in the American Legion for 20 years. Now, Todd is relatively new to the riding community in the grand scheme of things, but you wouldn’t know that by watching him tear up the pavement. He started riding in 2014 after watching his wife, Rhonda, scoot around on two wheels. It looked like she was having a hell of a time, and who wouldn’t want to be a part of that? Todd started out on a 2013 Honda Shadow Phantom 750, and has since moved on to a 2017 Harley – Davidson Road Glide Special. When asked about his Road Glide, Todd said he picked it up at Pigs Trail Harley – Davidson in Rodgers, Arkansas. He took it out for a test ride, fell in love, and had to take it home with 42 - TRMI JUNE 2019
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Napoli’s Italian Restaurant 1205 W US Highway 30 Carroll, IA 51401 (712) 775-2565 Hours: Monday – Thursday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM Friday – Saturday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM Heading home after one of our frequent weekend events, Vernon and I decided that we were ready for some sustenance, and neither one of us was really in the mood to slave in the kitchen as soon as we set down our bags. About the time we hit Carroll, we decided that a little Italian nourishment was what sounded the best, so we pulled into the small lot in front of a little establishment just off of Highway 30 and said a little prayer to the marinara gods that Napoli’s would be a little slice of Italian heaven. Once inside, we were quickly greeted and taken to our table. The dining area is designed to mimic an outdoor seating arrangement, with greenery and brick accents. The restaurant was relatively busy for a Sunday afternoon, but that did not prevent our waitress from promptly bringing us a copy of the menu and taking our drink orders. Perusing the menu turned out to be a formidable task, simply because everything on the menu sounded like just what I wanted. The appetizer section alone had three or four things we wanted to try. We decided on the Bruschetta, as it tends to be a favorite for both of us. When the Napoli’s version arrived at our table it was five pieces of perfectly toasted Italian baguette topped with a delicious combination of tomato, red onion, kalamata olives, olive oil, and a sprinkling of crumbled feta cheese…this is a little different than your standard recipe, but proved to be scrumptious none the less.
Vernon decided on the Chicken Scarparelli as his entrée. Now, this generally comes with a combination of Alfredo and Marinara sauces, but Vernon requested his with only red sauce. If you have never heard of Chicken Scarparelli, let me tell you what its all about. This dish comes with sautéed chicken and house made Italian sausage cooked up with a heaping portion of mushrooms, onions, and green peppers all piled on top of perfectly al dente spaghetti noodles in marinara. The fact that the sausage is made in house was enough to spark interest. I decided to opt for the Pasta Combo, hoping to get the most bang for my buck. This cheesy indulgence included small portions of lasagna, cannelloni, manicotti, cheese ravioli, and penne pasta all on one saucy plate. The ravioli was filled with cheesy goodness, and nearly the size of my palm. The lasagna was every bit as good as homemade. I have to say that while every single morsel was delicious, my favorite by far was the cannelloni. It was perfectly filled with flavorful meat, and had just the right balance of melted mozzarella on top. Everything brought to our table proved to be satiating. The waitress returned to ask the question I was dreading… “would anyone care for dessert?” Oh, how I wanted dessert…a chocolate cannoli, tiramisu, limoncello, Italian crème cake…who wouldn’t want some of that? But alas, we had by this time made pigs of ourselves and had one take home container already filled. The sweet treats would have to wait until our return visit…yes, there will be a return visit. We have so many things yet to try at Napoli’s…lobster ravioli, tortellini, chicken cacciatore…we should have taken a to go menu to prepare for next time! Did I mention that their prices won’t break the bank either? If you want great Italian food paired with great service, then this is your next stop… and don’t forget to tell them Thunder Roads sent you!
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One day two single friends, Derek and Chris, were clubbing and grabbing digits left and right. Chris ended up getting blasted, but insisted on drinking and driving and they flew over a curve and both of them died. Derek went to heaven and Chris went to hell. Well, Derek has seen all of heaven n and wants to see his buddy Chriss in in hell. So Derek asks God if he can go to hell and check on his buddy Chris. hris hr is.. is God allows Derek to go down to hell hel elll and find Chris. To his amazement Chris isn’t being tortured but has a beautiful girl on his lap and a beer in his hand. Derek, k, furious, doesn’t even talk to his friend rie iend nd instead he heads straight to heaven en and asks God, “How come Chris has this beautiful woman and cold beer to drink and I haven’t got any of that?”. “Well” God says, “The beer has got a hole in it and the woman doesn’t!” Marvin had always wanted to be a gunfighter. He grew up in the old West. As a child he read everything about gunfighters he could find. His hero was Billy the Kidd. He dreamed of being just like his hero. One day he went to town and bought himself a black hat, some black clothes, a black horse and two pistols. He went home and every day he went out behind his barn, and practiced shooting. After two weeks he was getting to be quite a good shot. He decided it was time to show off. He put on his black clothes and hat, strapped on his guns and rode into town. When he walked into the saloon, standing at the bar he saw Billy the Kidd. He was so excited! He walked up and said, “Mr. Kidd, I am your biggest fan. I have always wanted to be just like you.” “Look at me. Do I look like a gunfighter?” Billy looked him over and said, “Well, you have the right clothes and you have a nice black hat, and I see you rode up on a black horse. But, can you shoot?” Marvin looked around the room and said, “See that piano player over there?” He drew his pistol and fired, shooting the cufflink off the piano player’s shirt. Billy said, “Not bad. Can you shoot with your left hand? A gunfighter has got to be able to shoot with both hands.” Marvin drew his other pistol and fired, shooting off the piano player’s other cufflink. Billy said, “That’s mighty fine shooting. I just have one piece of advice for you.” Marvin was bubbling with excitement, “What is it? What else should I do?” Billy spoke slowly, “Well, go back into the kitchen there and get a big tub of lard. Take both of your pistols and rub them around in the lard, get them good and slick.” Marvin was puzzled. He asked, “Why is that important? What good will rubbing my pistols in lard do?” Billy replied, “It won’t help your shooting at all, but when Wyatt Earp finishes playing the piano over there he’s going to shove both of your pistols up your ass.”
At school, a boy was told by a classmate A that most adults are hiding at least one dark secret, and that this makes it very easy to blackmail them by saying, “I know the whole truth”. The boy decides to go home and try it out. He goes home, and as he is greeted by his mother he says, “I know the whole truth.” His Hi mother quickly hands him $20 and says, s ys sa ys,, ““Just don’t tell your father.” Quite pleased, the th he boy boy waits wa for his father to get home from work, and an nd ggreets him with, “I know the whole truth.” Th Thee father promptly hands him $40 and says, “Please “Ple “P le don’t say a word to your mother.” Very Verr pleased, the boy is on his way to school Ve the the next day, when he sees the mailman at his his front door. The boy greets him by saying, ing, g “I know the whole truth.” The mailman drops drop dr op p the mail, opens his arms, and says, “Th “Theen en come give your FATHER a big hug.” Three men, a philosopher, a mathematician and an idiot, were out riding in the car when it crashed into a tree. Before anyone knows it, the three men found themselves standing before the pearly gates of Heaven, where St. Peter and the Devil were standing nearby. “Gentlemen,” the Devil started, “Due to the fact that Heaven is now overcrowded, St. Peter has agreed to limit the number of people entering Heaven. If anyone of you can ask me a question which I don’t know or cannot answer, then you’re worthy enough to go to Heaven; if not, then you’ll come with me to Hell.” The philosopher then stepped up, “OK, give me the most comprehensive report on Socrates’ teachings.” With a snap of his finger, a stack of paper appeared next to the Devil. The philosopher read it and concluded it was correct. “Then, go to Hell!” With another snap of his finger, the philosopher disappeared. The mathematician then asked, “Give me the most complicated formula ever theorized!” With a snap of his finger, another stack of paper appeared next to the Devil. The mathematician read it and reluctantly agreed it was correct. “Then, go to Hell!” With another snap of his finger, the mathematician disappeared too. The idiot then stepped forward and said, “Bring me a chair!” The Devil brought forward a chair. “Drill 7 holes on the seat.” The Devil did just that. The idiot then sat on the chair and let out a very loud fart. Standing up, he asked, “Which hole did my fart come out from?” The Devil inspected the seat and said, “The third hole from the right.” “Wrong,” said the idiot, “it’s from my asshole.” And the idiot went to heaven. One fine summer’s evening, Paul, Mick and Tom are riding back home from the bar, all three of them on Paul’s motorcycle. Of course, they get stopped by a cop who says to them, “This motorcycle is only licensed to carry two people, and there are three of you. One of you will have to get off and walk.” “Three of us?” says Paul as he turns to Mick. “Jeez, what happened to Bob and Nate?”
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it. Going to waitress he asks and she says “It’s around back.” So he goes back there and finds himself standing before an outhouse. He really needed to go No. 2 bad after eating the chili. So he goes in and sits down. After doing his business he looks around and finds no toilet paper. But there was a sign on the wall that reads: Anything placed through the hole will be cleaned vigorously So the man used his hand to wipe himself and stuck his hand through the hole. On the other side a kid smacks the man’s hand with two bricks and the man yanks back his hand and sticks it in his mouth, Thus Cleaning it vigorously.
lems are history.” So the doctor gives the man a prescription and sends him on his merry way. A couple of months later, the doctor runs into his patient on the street. “Doctor, Doctor!” exclaims the man excitedly, “I’ve got to thank you! This drug is a miracle! It’s wonderful!” “Well, I’m glad to hear that,” says the pleased physician. “What does your wife think about it?” “Wife?” asks the man, “I haven’t been home yet.” Why do Jewish men like to watch porno movies backward? They like the part where the whore gives the money back.
How do you spot an Irish man in a car wash? He’s the one on a motorcycle.
A wealthy hospital benefactor was being shown around the hospital. During her tour, she passed a room where a male patient was masturbating furiously. “Oh my GOD!” screamed the woman. “That’s disgraceful! Why is he doing How do fathers exercise on the beach? By sucking in their that?” The doctor who was leading the tour calmly exstomachs every time they see a bikini. plained. “I’m very sorry that you were exposed to that, but this man has a serious condition where his testicles rapidly fill with semen, and if he doesn’t do that at least five times A Texan buys a round of drinks for the entire bar, announc- a day, he’ll be in extreme pain and his testicles could easily ing that his wife has just gave birth to their first child “a typi- rupture.” “Oh, well in that case, I guess it’s okay,” said the cal Texas” baby boy weighing 24 pounds. Congratulations woman... As they passed by the next room, they saw a male showered him from all around, along with many exclamapatient lying in bed while a nurse performed oral sex on tions of “Wow!” Two weeks later, the Texan returns to the him. Again, the woman screamed, “Oh my GOD! How can bar. The bartender says, “Say, you’re the father of the typical THAT be justified?” Again the doctor spoke very calmly: Texas baby that weighed 24 pounds at birth. How much does “Same illness, better health plan!” he weigh now?” The proud father answers, “18 pounds.” The bartender, puzzled and concerned, asks, “Why? What happened? He already weighed 24 pounds at birth.” The Texas A blind man walks into a restaurant and sits down. The father takes a slow swig from his beer, wipes his lips on his waiter, who is also the owner, walks up to the blind man and shirt sleeve, leans into the bartender and proudly says, “Had hands him a menu. “I’m sorry, sir, but I am blind and can’t him circumcised.” read the menu. Just bring me a dirty fork from a previous customer. I’ll smell it and order from there.” A little confused, the owner walks over to the dirty dish pile and picks Little Johnny goes to his dad and asks, “What is politics?” up a greasy fork. He returns to the blind man’s table and Dad says, “Well son, let me try to explain it this way. I’m hands it to him. The blind man puts the fork to his nose and the breadwinner of the family, so let’s call me Capitalism. takes in a deep breath. “Ah, yes, that’s what I’ll have -- meatMommy is the administrator of the money, so we’ll call her loaf and mashed potatoes.” Unbelievable, the owner thinks the Government. We’re here to take care of your needs, so as he walks towards the kitchen. The cook happens to be the we’ll call you The People. The nanny, well, consider her The owner’s wife. He tells her what had just happened. The blind Working Class. Your baby brother, we’ll call him The Future. man eats his meal and leaves. Several days later, the blind Now go think about this and see if it makes sense.” So the man returns and the owner mistakenly brings him a menu little boy goes off to bed thinking about what Dad has said. again. “Sir, remember me? I’m the blind man.” “I’m sorry, I Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying and runs didn’t recognize you. I’ll go get you a dirty fork.” The owner to his room only to find that his diapers are very soiled. So retrieves a dirty fork and brings it to the blind man. After the little boy goes to his parents’ room. Mom is sound asleep. another deep breath, the blind man says, “That smells great. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny’s room. Find- I’ll take the macaroni and cheese with broccoli.” Walking ing the door locked, he looks through the peephole and sees away in disbelief, the owner thinks the blind man is screwhis father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back ing around with him and tells his wife that the next time the to bed. The next morning, the little boy says to his father, blind man comes in he’s going to test him. The blind man “Dad, I think I understand what politics is now.” “Good son, eats and leaves. He returns the following week, but this time tell me in your own words then what politics are.” The little the owner sees him coming and runs to the kitchen. He tells boy replies, “Well, while Capitalism is screwing the Working his wife, “Mary, rub this fork on your panties before I take Class, the Government is sound asleep, the People are being it to the blind man.” Mary complies and hands her husignored and the Future is in deep shit.” band the fork. As the blind man walks in and sits down, the owner is ready and waiting. “Good afternoon, sir, this time I remembered you and I already have the fork ready for you.” A man goes to his doctor and, twitching his fingers and The blind man puts the fork to his nose, takes a deep whiff, stuttering, finally manages to say, “Doctor, I have a sexual and says, “Hey I didn’t know that Mary worked here...” performance problem. Can you help me?” “Oh, that’s not a problem for us men anymore!” announces a proud physician, “They just came out with this new wonder drug, ViQ What do you call a laughing motorcycle? agra, that does the trick! You take some pills, and your prob- A Yamahahaha. Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa on Facebook
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A foundation helping be an important source of compassion for Gabby. In kids with life-threaten- April 2018 Gabby’s family attended the Seasons of ing medical challenges Refreshing gathering for the CMA in Newton. Gabby’s mom recalls, “We shared about Gabby, and we gave Thirteen-year-old Gab- many Gabby’s Hugs. Before the close of the event they by Ford of Fairfield, had a collective gathering to pray over Gabby. What Iowa, is fighting a pilocytic astrocytoma brain tumor. we didn’t know was how profound of an effect Gabby In 2017 she was diagnosed with severe hydrocephalus had on someone. One of the gentlemen who had seen and a mass. Gabby has had several brain surgeries, Gabby at the event drove to Mt. Pleasant so he could chemotherapy, and physical and occupational therathank Gabby in person and let her know she was his pies. Even though the tumor hero. This man said he has a is benign, it is in the middle of serious medical condition and her brain, and removal of the had lost close family members tumor is not an option. to the same genetic disease. He said he had been very angry After her diagnosis in 2017, at God about his situation but Gabby wanted to go on a moupon seeing Gabby smiling and torcycle ride, so her parents, telling jokes and giving hugs, he David and Mandy Ford, schedfelt that if she could be so brave uled a ride. “We were hoping and caring despite everything that maybe half a dozen bikers she has endured, then perhaps could join us. Instead, more he could be as well. Gabrielle is than 100 motorcycles from the feminine of Gabriel, which BACA, CMA, Twin Vixens, and means God’s messenger. Withmany more showed up on a hot out a doubt I know that she is July afternoon to ride in ‘Gaba messenger of hope. We don’t by’s motorcycle gang.’ When we understand the hand we were set the ride up, we had no idea dealt but try and make the most she would have brain surgery of it. If our journey in any part two days later. What most peohad been different, her reach, ple don’t know is that there was more importantly God’s reach, a very real possibility that the would not have extended as far surgery may have turned out very differently. I believe as it has.” the ride gave us all much needed encouragement and hope, a joyous memory on which we could cling. And Tori’s Angels Foundation supports Gabby and other from that ride, we have an incredible family of bikers sponsored children in Central Iowa who have lifewho have shown tremendous compassion toward our threatening medical conditions. The non-profit family.” foundation pays for all medical expenses not covered by insurance including: travel expenses to and from The Christian Motorcycle Association continues to treatment (airfare or mileage, hotels, meals), co-pays,
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deductibles, and prescriptions. Tori’s Angels has sponsored a total of 52 children and currently supports 40 children and their families. Tori’s Angels is an allvolunteer operation. All overhead expenses are paid by foundation board and council members and friends so that 100% of contributions go to helping their sponsored children. All donations are tax deductible. Tori’s Angels has been a blessing to their sponsored families and has allowed them to care for their child, free from some of the worries that come with such a challenging diagnosis. “Tori’s Angels Foundation has been such a blessing to our family! With their help & support we were able to focus 100% of our love and time to our child as he underwent all of his treatments, all while having no worries as to how we would pay for the rising costs of being away from home! Their selfless love is like no other we have ever experienced! Our family will forever be grateful & thankful for all they have done and continue to do.” - A Tori’s Angels sponsored family If you would like to take part in this year’s ride, go to www.torisangels.org or on Facebook/Tori’s Angels Foundation for event details.
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Tuesday Marshalltown Legion Car & Bike Cruise (Last Tuesday Apr-Sep) Whatcha Smokin? BBQ+Brew Luther (June 4th & 18th) J&P Cycles Cruise Nights Anamosa (2nd Tues May-Aug)
Wednesday The Buck Snort Neola 2nd Ave Bike Night Des Moines (2nd Wednesday MaySeptember) OP Clear Lake The Pour House Davenport Amigos Fort Dodge American Dream/Hangout Omaha Bea’s Place Baxter Twisted Corn Tavern Dallas Center Doc’s Lounge Johnston (1st Wed May, Jun, Aug, Sep) Supper Rides Harley-Davidson of Carroll (5-15, 6-12, 7-17, 8-21, 9-11) Dinner Rides Zylstra Harley-Davidson Ames
Thursday Roar Into Harlan (3rd Thursdays) Stumpy’s Bar & Grill Duncombe Wild Hogs Saloon & Eatery Walford (3rd Thursday) Firehouse Bar Sioux City Metro HD Cedar Rapids (2nd Thursday May-Oct) Des Moines Vintage Bike Night (1st Thursday May-Sep) Edwards Bikes on the Hundred Block Council Bluffs (3rd Thursday) McCann’s Tap Des Moines (Every Other Thursday) Eddies Tavern Sergeant Bluff (April-November) Solid Rock Riders CMA Chapter Monthly Ride Sioux City (3rd Thurs Apr-Oct) Big Al’s BBQ & Catering Des Moines (5-16-19 then every other Thurs) Dinner Rides Okoboji Harley-Davidson (Every other May 2nd-Aug 22nd)
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Friday Bike Down to I-Town Indianola (3rd Friday) Centerville Bike Nights (4th Friday May-Aug) Thunder Nights Newton (2nd Friday) R Place Pub & Pizza Kelley (2nd Friday May-Sep)
Saturday Route 65 BBQ & Open House (3rd Sat after Bike Down to I Town) Road Rage Dog Daze Open House (2nd Sat May-Sep) Happenings Bar Steamboat Rock (3rd Sat May-Sep) Ambro’s Roadhouse DeSoto (First Sat Jun-Nov) Monroe Bike Night (2nd Sat May-Sep) Mean Machine Bike Night at the HenHouse Elkhart (3rd Sat Jun, Jul, Aug)
Sunday Just 1 More Jamaica (Starting in May) Road Rage Fun Run at The Exchange Avoca (4th Sunday May-Sep) This list is what we have found and what has been submitted. Before heading to any event, please check weather and make sure the event is not cancelled. Not responsible for misprints and typos. If you have any other events to list, please email vernon@thunderroadsiowa.com
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2nd Annual HeidRide - Riding Out Multiple Sclerosis (EAST) Metro HD Cedar Rapids 2nd Annual HeidRide - Riding Out Multiple Sclerosis (WEST) Big Barn HD Des Moines ABATE D4 Die Hard Run Des Moines Miles for Smiles Camp High Hopes 2019 Poker Run Sioux City Motorcycle Hill Climb Anamosa Metro Motor Madness 620 Foundation Motorcycle Drawing Metro HD Cedar Rapids Friday the 13th Event Big Barn HD Des Moines SLR Association State Line Rally Keosauqua WTF Fun Run Harlan Coal Valley Days Fall Fest Cruise In Coal Valley, IL Rumble In The Sand Outlaw Street Drags Conesville Annual Benefit Ride AmVet Riders Post 2 Des Moines Endless Brotherhood Support Ride Metro HD Cedar Rapids Coal Valley Days Fall Fest Motorcycle & Car Show Coal Valley, IL Bikes, Blues, BBQ Fayetteville, AR The Chosen Few 50th Anniversary/End of Summer Party Cedar Rapids 620 Foundation Check Presentation Walford via Metro HD Cedar Rapids Gentleman’s Ride for Waypoint’s Gentleman Campaign Cedar Rapids ABATE D4 Toy Run Des Moines Rumble In The Sand Outlaw Street Drags Conesville ABATE D3 Toy Run Atlantic Halloween Spooktacular Big Barn HD Des Moines Veteran’s Day Event Big Barn HD Des Moines ABATE of Iowa Steam Marshalltown Fashion Show Rt 65 HD Indianola Black Friday at Metro HD Cedar Rapids Black Friday Big Barn HD Des Moines Black Friday at Rt 65 HD Indianola Holiday Open House Big Barn HD Des Moines Holiday Open House Rt 65 HD Indianola ABATE D3 Christmas Party Atlantic
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