By Lulu

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In this economy staying in business another year is something to celebrate! And Gator Harley-Davidson did just that! Throwing a 2 day event in Leesburg to thank their customers for being loyal over the past 20 years!!! Bands including Bobby Friss kept the place jumping. Vendors, contests including best male body, bikini and tattoo and a water slide kept the crowd entertained. A few of the Predators were on site to sign autographs as was Miss Gator Harley from Leesburg Bikefest. The folks at Gator Harley work hard to bring events to the dealership and strive to make their dealership your choice for gear, apparel and BIKES!!!

By Attorney That RIDES.com Attorney Gabriel Jose Carrera

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Looks like “Jager” Mike Rudicel and DeeDee O’Reilly of South Florida Bike Events with Big Dawgs 2 & 3: Sports Bar crowd hit a home run this past month in Davie, FL with the successful 6th Annual Summer Bike Fest! The event was packed with hundreds of attendees before the “doors” were officially open. The event started from 11 am to 7 pm with top shelf musical acts like Richie Supa from legendary band Aerosmith who played with Florida’s favorite Fat Chance band. Over 4,000 bikes rode to the 93 degree blue sky event drinking up every cold beer on the premises while cheering on the bikini contestants. The ladies were so hot I though Jager Mike was going to pass out from a heat stroke deciding between the participating bikini-clad-babes. Bike builders from as far as Tampa joined the fun and the bikes on display by Roaring Toys and Trikes by Design were awesome.

This year the 6th Summer Bike Fest Sponsors really came out in force with the help from Jagermeister, Budweiser, Bud Light, the Monster Energy Drink, Gordon & Donner; Biker’s Inc. folks, Attorney That Rides.com, and Big Dawgs Sports Bars. Some of the MC clubs seen were the Fort Lauderdale Leather Necks, Latin American Riders, the Keltics, American Legion Post 180, and many, many others. A special thanks to the Wings of Gold Club for volunteering in the hot sun making the flow of traffic easy on the biker community. If it weren’t for them I am sure some blue-haired-old-lady cager would have downed a brother’s sled! Overall the spirit of the event was festive with no known arrests or altercations except jealous ole ladies nagging their old men for eying too much of the Jagermeister girls skin in their skimpy sexy short-shorts.

What’s an event without local vendors slinging the great food and drinks? The Round-Up Country Bar cooled the over-heated with freezing a/c, line dancing, and ice-cold beer. Boog N Geez Jewelry, Cary’s Biker Gear, Chester’s Harley Davidson, Indian Motorcycle Company, and Attorney That Rides.com, were just a few of the rows and rows of local businesses displaying their wares and services!

The day started out cloudy, but the sun made a bold appearance after ten days of rain. There was a serious storm on the radar that threatened to roll in except the event was spared the storm. The northern parts of Broward were hit with rain and thunder storms but not the brothers & sisters celebrating the 6th Annual Bike Fest. Over all, the event was a success, with the attendees vowing to come back for next year’s Summer Bike Festival! There is talk of combining Chester’s HD Bruce Rossmeyer’s Memorial Run (Saturday) with the (Sunday) Bike Fest event so next year will be kick ass is Jager Mike can make it happen.

Jager Mike is the CEO of South Florida Bike Events has been handling event planning for over 30 years and has inside knowledge of how to make a big event not only a fun for attendees, but also extremely successful for vendors and the local community at large. Dee Dee his partner also leads the charge in fund raising for local charities as Fort Lauderdale’s own Big Momma’s House. Many children currently make their home in Big Mama’s modest home on Fort Lauderdale’s west side and many more find temporary shelter there. They also find a peaceful environment to overcome the hardships of their young lives and move forward. Most come from homes with drug, alcohol, poverty, and violence related problems.
Another charity sponsored by DeeDee & Mike is “the Home Sweet Home Foundation” in Hollywood, FL which was founded by Alfredo Roberts, All-American at University of Miami & former 2-time Super Bowl Champion with the Dallas Cowboys. Whatever this duo sponsor they do it well and throw one kick ass party that will be remembered. Now that Bike Fest is officially over – I am wondering what is the next “South Florida Bike Event” the Dynamic Duo are coordinating!

By Lulu

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As often happened this summer, it rained and rained hard! But is spite of the weather gods not being on our side this summer, the great bikers of Volusia, Putnam and Flagler County did their best to help the children of the Children’s Home Society. This year the run began at Saints & Sinners and we were joined by riders from the Christian Motorcycle Asso., Rolling Thunder Florida Chapter 8 and Knights of Inferno. We have to thank Rolling Thunder for always being there to help whether it is to park, ride or MOVE!!!

The short ride down A1A to First Turn Steakhouse and Lounge who hosted the party was damp, but David Sweat and Rick Hilliard didn’t seem to mind the pelting one bit. I personally want to thank all who in spite of the weather helped us raise $1700 in cash and 144 backpacks. This certainly will help the Children’s Home Society provide for children who have no one to provide these needed supplies for the new school year. Thank you Rue, Ziffra and Caldwell, First Turn Steakhouse & Lounge, Saints & Sinners and to each of you who rode wet to make a difference!

By Billy “Kneecap” Braddock

This is not what I was originally going to write about, but I saw an advertisement that said we should “Celebrate 9/11”. In the dictionary celebrate is defined as: to “commemorate with festivities”. It’s hard for me to celebrate the death of 3000 people who died from the hijackings of American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77, and United Airlines Flight 93 that subsequently crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and hallowed the ground in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. This should be a day of reflection and mourning for the lives lost to the violent acts of Islamic extremists. For many Americans the pain and anguish of 9/11/01 will remain forever. The loved ones, friends and family of those who died on that day will never be able To “Celebrate” a wedding, anniversary, birthday, or birth without remembering what they have lost.

Since 2001, millions of Americans come together on 9/11 to honor and remember those lost. In 2009, Congress designated September 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. There will be ceremonies and a moment of silence for many Americans to fill their thoughts with personal remembrances and prayers. However, the most important thing to remember on 9/11 is that the world is still a dangerous place. Evil still exists. 9/11 was neither the first nor the last time that Muslims have killed Americans on U.S. soil in terror attacks. 61 people in 36 separate attacks have been killed since that day. On September 11, 2012 we had another attack on America. This time it was our embassy in Benghazi, Libya. The Islamic extremists killed four Americans, one of whom was a U.S. Ambassador. In less than every five hours, somewhere around the world a Muslim is carrying out a fatal jihadist attack. Some 1,800 deadly Muslim terror attacks happen each year, amounting to about 150 a month and five a day. Approximately 9,697 people have been killed from 1970 to the present in these attacks. The attacks should remind us all of the tragic consequences of disregarding threats. The American capabilities have declined since the defense budget is slashed and this administration refuses to admit there is a problem. They even called the massacre at Fort Hood in 2009 that killed 14 (one a pregnant woman) and injured 31 “workplace violence”. What about 4/15/13 in Boston that killed 3 and injured 170? There are so many questions and so many victims, living and dead, but there’s only one answer. “WE MUST NEVER FORGET OR SURRENDER”

I would join twitter but the only thing that ever follows me has blue lights on it.

One of the best Tweets out there this past week…something to the effect that George Zimmerman was going to change his name to Ben Ghazi so that he could be sure the main stream media would never mention him again.

I read the other day that since the Pfizer Corp.’s patent has expired you can now order Viagra by its generic name “Mycoxafloppin”.

See you on the shiny side of tomorrow…

By Amy Poole

One of the best parts of having our Twisted Tea events is that it brings out faces we may not have seen in awhile…and it sure did during this bike event. The AMVETS’ Post 59 Twisted Tea Event started out a bit soggy, but that did not dampen the party as food for the food bank was brought by many, the Twisted Teas were selling like crazy, and the giveaways were handed out quickly! The new faces that we all got to meet were excited to try Twisted Tea and to also receive a “Twisted” giveaway of their choice. It was very hospitable that team AMVET made their own sign for the bike event and placed it in their window for all to see which I feel helped bring in 80 lbs. of food for the food bank at a Flagler County church! While you are out and about take a scenic ride up A1A to AMVETS Post 59 and have a cold one in a pleasurable and friendly atmosphere. Thank you AMVETS for the warm welcome!!! And a special thanks to Troy and Joe for playing the night away.

By Amy Poole

Bike night at the Iron Horse this month was WET, but there still was a decent turnout…enough for the drenched guys to get entered in the bike show, display their bikes and receive their trophies. The bike show and the trophies are hosted and presented by Willie’s Tropical Tattoo, located down on US 1. This month a new twist was added to the event…a $100 gift certificate to JP Cycles for the burnout contest. One brave soul entered the cage for that gift card and allowed his tire to smolder for 1:26 seconds!! Hopefully next time it will be somewhat drier or we may have to start a kayak competition since we ALL participate rain or shine!! Ha ha ha!!! Hope to see you all at the next one or stop in before to play corn hole or enjoy .25 cent wings on Tuesdays!!!

By “Kneecap”

Bob McNamara was born in Philadelphia and grew up hanging around his father’s car shop. At the age of 15 he bought his first Harley which most of the parts were in a basket. With the help of his dad he built it from the ground up, and within six months he was riding. After graduating high school he realized he wanted to make a career in motorcycles. The next several years were spent working at Harley Davidson dealerships in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He became experienced in sales, parts, and management.

He came to Florida in 2002 and attended Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Orlando. After two years he graduated top of his class and became a factory certified Harley-Davidson technician. He then spent a couple years working for Seminole and Orlando Harley-Davidson dealerships. He told me that what he really wanted to do was open his own shop. He wanted a place where everyone knew your name and actually cared about you and your bike.

In 2009 he opened Tough Love Cycles Inc… The name was a tribute to his late father who he and his brother affectionately called “Tough Love”. After a few years and a couple of moves he has built it into what it is today. Bob loves what he does. He claims it’s not work but a passion.

He doesn’t only do routine service and repairs but also performance motor work, customization, fabrication and complete builds. He is extremely experienced and keeps up with all the latest technology.

He and his family live in Port Orange and look forward to many years of success. Stop by and see what Bob McNamara and Tough Love Cycles can do for you. They’re located at 415 Oak St., Suite 1, Port Orange. And check out his website toughlovecycles.com.

By Lulu

Kids are returning to school. Change of season is approaching. And life perpetually changes. You can’t stop it, even when you want to. A man called this morning in tears over the loss of his brother-in-law in a motorcycle accident this week. I simply had no idea how to comfort him. Bruce Rossmeyer’s grandson was in a motorcycle accident recently and although injured he will be fine. I believe an angel was protecting him. Accidents happen. Being on two wheels without a shield of armor around us, we are fragile. Please ride with care and as if the other’s around us are gunning for us. We as riders are our only defense!

LADY RIDERS PLEASE READ!!!

I am so excited about an event occurring the first weekend in October for lady riders. Iron Horse Saloon, J&P Cycles, Twisted Tea and ROAR Motorcycles are hosting a weekend to honor the largest growing riding population, WOMEN. Billed as “Hear us Roar”, I hope that ladies from all over the state will try to ride in to Daytona. There are limited to rooms at the hotel where we will throw a pool party Saturday morning with live music. See Iron Horse ad for the info. When I say limited rooms, I mean less than 40 so hurry and sign up. The La Quinta is the secondary place to stay on the beach and there is always the hotel at Destination Daytona, although since Sunday is the huge Camp Boggy Creek Ride for Children rooms will go quickly there also. This weekend will feature a private Meet & Greet at the Iron Horse Friday night with free wine and cheese, then a live band and it will open up to the men folk. There will be raffle prizes for lady riders. Saturday the pool party will kick off the morning, then a ride out of J&P Cycles who will have some tech tip demos for ladies. The ride will be a self ride through the loop but our Grand Marshalls Jody Perewitz (fastest lady on two wheels) and CEO of ROAR Motorcycles Kathleen Tolleson will be on hand to meet everyone. The ride will end at ROAR, with our final destination to be Iron Horse for their Saturday Bike Night featuring a bike show with prizes, live music. Please plan to stay for the two day event and if you haven’t ridden to Camp Boggy Creek it is a fabulous cause and a GREAT event.

Remember to be kind to those you love, ride safe and don’t forget your sunscreen!

By Amy Poole

The Twisted Tea Bike Event at Dirty Harry’s Pub was an hour delayed because of the rain; however, that didn’t halt most of us from riding in or any of the activities throughout the party! The event was held next store in the sister bar, The Bank, where quickly the pile of food grew to lbs.

Liquor Boxx was a new band to many of us and very impressive…so much it kept most of us out of our seats! One of our girls, Sherry, won the $50 cash raffle and donated it back to the food bank…again!! So with the 75 lbs. of food and the $56 cash, we fed quite a few families in Volusia County.

This also took place during the 1st Sunday of every month BBQ. John, manager at Dirty Harry’s, and his crew dished out heaping plates of BBQ to the lively crowd and they washed it down with a Twisted Tea in hand. Our focus during these events is to lend a hand to charities in need, support our advertisers during their monthly events and we strive to do so!!

Thanks Dirty Harry’s for all you do for the community!!

By Phoenix and Metric

While there is nothing like being at Sturgis, the next best thing is to be at Sturgis in Florida. Thanks to our friends from Treasure Coast Harley-Davidson in Stuart we had the best of both worlds, three fun filled days without ever leaving Florida. Friday night’s kick-off party started with a big bang. The lovely ladies from Southern Bike Night, along with beautiful ladies from all over, got the party started with a Hot Body contest; and no, Phoenix didn’t win. Like Sturgis, the party in Stuart never ends.

All day Saturday and Sunday the air was filled with sounds of great music, the taste of delicious food and the smell of burning rubber. The great bands from all over SW Florida kept the crowds dancing. Our taste buds sampled some of the most delicious food found anywhere around the state. The boys from Bad Boy Toys entertained the crowds with their fantastic stunts and burn outs. Treasure Coast HD’s own Ruby provided a priceless service for all bikers with her Bikini Bike wash, even if you didn’t get your bike cleaned. The weekend was filled with a bike show, games, raffles, silent auctions, and one lucky biker won a free trip to New York City during the anniversary of the terrorist attack on 9/11.

While Sturgis of Florida only comes around once a year the staff of Treasure Coast H-D host fantastic events throughout the year and customer appreciation days on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Stop by and tell them that “Metric” from Thunders Roads Magazine Florida sent you and you will be treated like family!!!