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By Lulu

This month is the perfect issue to feature Bob Moore from Port Orange as our Bull’s Eye. His 2003 Harley-Davidson Firefighters Special Ultra Classic was dedicated to the memory of the tragic events of 9/11. A charter member of the Red Knights in Read the rest of this entry »

By Lulu

July at the White Eagle Lounge in Bunnell was HOT! We attended their monthly Ol’ School Biker Bash and signed everyone that attended up for the $500 we will be giving away during Biketoberfest at the Twisted Tea Hot Thunder Bikini Contest the last Read the rest of this entry »

By Lulu

I am certain there are some who don’t know me that wonder when reading my column why I always close this with don’t forget your sunscreen. Well in my early 20’s I was a sun worshiper and even though I worked as a surgical nurse for a dermatologist and knew to use sunscreen it was generally baby oil we used when baking ourselves in pursuit of that youthful cocoa glow. Read the rest of this entry »

By Lulu

The back cover of Thunder Roads Florida has been sponsored by the Rue & Ziffra law firm for the past several years. Their logo includes the line "in your community on your side" and I am here to tell you there isn't a truer statement in advertising. Whether it is events for downed bikers to getting the word out about the yearly 911 Memorial Ride...David Sweat and his crew from their firm stand up for Read the rest of this entry »

By Deborah Speicher

On the weekend of July 28-29, Fletcher’s Harley-Davidson in Clearwater held their annual Dog Days of Summer. Dog (and cat) owners were invited to bring their pets into the store for professional photographs with all the monies being donated to Bay Area DART (Disaster Animal Response Team). Fletcher’s H-D would also match all the funds collected. Read the rest of this entry »

By Metric and Phoenix

“You fight like a girl” is not something any biker or even his old lady would take kindly to hearing, but I found a young lady who redefines the meaning of “Fight like a Girl”. Sydnee is a beautiful 14 year old young lady who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia back in March. Syndee will be Read the rest of this entry »

By Ron Cox

Ordinarily I'd be reporting out on a motorcycle event but a rather new and somewhat unique paint process has been brought to my attention and I feel obligated to bring it to you. The father/son team of Phil and Phil Francisco own Wet Dreams, a firm that specializes in custom water transferred images. Although the technology has been around for 15 years, it heretofore was only utilized on a large commercial sized scale. Now, Wet Dreams is Read the rest of this entry »

By Miserable George The weather was HOT, there were nasty looking cloud formations all around the area, even a reported tornado touch-down about 6 miles away, but, the party went on!! Independence Chapter, ABATE of Florida celebrated their Sweet 16th Birthday with a luau type party at Read the rest of this entry »

By LIL-JON

You can always tell the more serious riders come out rain or shine. August 18th from noon till 4 Gainesville Harley threw their Customer Appreciation Party. They had Read the rest of this entry »

By Billy "Kneecap" Braddock

The other day I was told by one of my readers that I was very outspoken and opinionated, hence the title of the article. Lately, guns have been the topic of everyday news media. We've had stories about Fast and Furious, concealed weapon carry laws, the Stand Your Ground Law and United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. Let's first look Read the rest of this entry »

By Lou Fiore

My wife, Marj and I relocated to Florida in the early 1990’s from New Hampshire and haven’t looked back. We bought what was, at that time, a small 1 Hour Photo Lab and built it into a full service digital printing lab, now Speedway Custom Photo Lab. We haven’t forgotten our roots in the retail photo business, but these days we specialize in large format printing of posters, Fine Art Reproduction, wall murals, banners, and tradeshow displays. Marj handles all of the custom framing, since she is an artist in her own right and has displayed and won awards for her oil paintings.

One of our finest jobs was creating, printing, and installing the wall murals in the Destination Daytona sales showroom.. The main wall murals inside the sliding doors are 14 feet high and the mural of the Ormond Beach Loop is 8 feet high and 50 feet long.

Prior to buying this Harley, I owned a couple of Honda Shadows. My son, who was a service manager at an Orlando motorcycle dealership, got me interested in the excitement of riding . But the allure of owning a Harley finally got the better of me. I bought this bike during the enthusiasm of Bike Week 2000 from Daytona Harley Davidson. It is a 2000 DWG. The bike is original except for the paint job, mirrors, and Corbin Seat. The original color was Pearl White. But after a while, my wife and I conceived the Mermaid theme to express our love of living in Florida next to the beaches. Chris Cruz did the paint job in 2004.

The bike has only 5,000 miles. The furthest it has gone is to Cedar Key. It is garage-kept and not ridden very often. Now it is time to hang up my spurs and sell the bike to someone who will love it. (386-299-5500)

h3>By Miserable George We rolled into the Indian Look-out Country Club on June 21 about 1:30PM, and found the place already packed...a little unusual...but, we got a good camp-site anyway. It was hot, muggy, and very windy, but with some help, we got our tent set up, and we were off and running to get some early pics of this horde of revelers, and, we weren’t disappointed. We closed out Thursday with some much needed Read the rest of this entry »

By Lulu

Each Bull’s Eye article features a person who is embedded in the world of motorcycles and this one is no different. Joanne “Jo” Zinn was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, her family moved to Daytona when she was 14. Her story started Read the rest of this entry »

By Amy Poole

The ARC of Volusia is a wonderful facility that helps individuals with developmental disabilities that strive for independence and self-sufficiency. ARC offers a wide range of opportunities for these individuals, so they have a sense of purpose in their daily activities. ARC helps those in need with their education, skills, everyday living and many other programs. I met some of the staff from ARC the day of the Ride and saw how “delighted they are to help these individuals with things that are easy for us, but are extremely important to those who need the help.” ARC has special folks that take part in this daily task. They hold several events a year for fundraising and one of those was the most recent…The ARC Ride.

Registration began in the morning at the Iron Horse Saloon with clear skies and the rumble of 79 bikes riding for a great cause. Stops taking part in the ride were Cabbage Patch, OB’s, Pork Chop’s Alibi Bar (thank you Bobby & Dawn for the snacks!), and White Eagle. Back at the Horse was Big Engine jamming and Sabrett the Hot Dog Man was dishing out dogs and kielbasa for our complimentary lunch. The 50/50 winner donated back the monies to ARC and it was our very own Beth, editor of Thunder Roads, who had the best hand.

BIG thanks goes out to the Iron Horse Saloon for their tremendous help and support and to ALL the sponsors and donations…bringing in $1760.00! If you would like more info you can visit their website at www.arcvolusia.org.

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By Lulu

Motorcycle accidents are often avoidable by alert driving on our part, but occasionally out of nowhere we are taken out by deer, bears or idiots behind the wheels of a cage or unskilled bikers riding along with us. A friend of mine who is an excellent rider with countless miles on his Harley was Read the rest of this entry »