By Lulu

It is with great sadness that I need to report this will be the final Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom to the Vietnam Wall in May. Due to rising cost the yearly ride to honor those lost and maimed in Vietnam will come to an end after 2019. I have done this ride twice and I tell anyone who will listen it meant more to me than anything I have ever experienced on two wheels. If you can possibly make the trek this year, I encourage you to do it. The date this year is May 26th for the actual ride, but there are events a few days prior that are well worth participating in. You will feel proud of our country if you make this pilgrimage and have a chance to say to these heroes “Welcome Home”.

Also want to pass on the news that Bobby Friss has picked up a new sponsor, Gator Harley-Davidson in Leesburg. He is always a crowd favorite there and packed the house at the recent chili-BBQ cook-off for PTSD for the firefighters. Check out his website for a complete list of his schedule. We will be at the old Tilted Kilt now Ocalahan’s in Ocala for their first bike night of the year on April 6th to see him and he will be at Seminole H-D for the Sam Swope Charity Ride on March 10th.

I must apologize for the March issue having mostly ads! Great for our expenses and it helps us print this free publication all year long! We are growing by leaps and bounds and really appreciate our ad clients support and ask you to patronize them whenever you can. It really helps if you mention you saw their ad in Thunder Roads Florida!

While in Daytona be careful of the wildlife, we have had bikes go down from deer and even bears in the past so ride like you are in a video game being chased by aliens! Also don’t rev your pipes or do burnout. The cops are itching for a reason to pull you over and take a bite out of your wallet. Nothing worse than ruining your Bike Week experience with a run in with the law.

Check out our advertisers’ business, buy a stranger a beer and don’t forget your sunscreen!

Lulu