Bikers Welcome

From “TJ”

I’m melting! Somebody please turn on the A.C. I swear we skipped spring and went directly from winter to summer. Can’t they invent some type of air conditioning device for a motorcycle (not the vest type)? I can only wish. Enough complaining; let’s talk motorcycling. As the summer rally season moves north for the next 3 months, we have one more huge event right here in Volusia County. OBs in Deland hosts the 7th annual Americana Bike Show and Bikini Contest on Sun June 8th. The winner of each contest walks away with $1,000 in cash so builders start polishing those bikes, and ladies, get to the gym. LOL This is one of the biggest parties of the year anywhere.

When you come onto the property the crowd is so big it feels like Bike Week. We get to set up our Thunder Roads Florida tent for this one and it is a blast. I am working on some summer vacation plans that will take us riding around the country. Sturgis threw us a curve ball this year when they moved it up a week to start on Aug 1st. I was scheduled to ride out with a group of buddies, but we can’t leave during the last week of July.

We will be finishing up distribution of the August issue right up to the first, so it looks like we’ll fly one way to Rapid City on the 3rd, spend a week, and then ride back. Last time I rode cross country was in 2011 so I hope this old body can still make it. I rode to Laconia and back in ’23 with no issues…fingers crossed. Rain or shine, hot or cold we ride, so get on your bikes and do some character building. As always, I encourage everyone to get your maps out and pick a destination to explore. Life is short, enjoy the ride!

See ya on the road,
T.J.