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A Monthly Publication of the Modified Motorcycle Association of Arizona July 2006 THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE. s many of you know, I love the movies. I have an overabundant collection and watch movies all the time. Old ones, new ones, action movies and (dare I admit this) chick flicks. Sometimes things I see in real life remind me of the movies. You know, that life imitates art thing. Who hasn't had a quick flash of "Easy Rider" in their head as they cruise a country highway with another biker. I know it's hot here in the Valley. My concession to the heat is no helmet, not that I wear one very often anyway. But no matter how hot it gets, I wouldn't think of riding without jeans and boots. I saw a rider and his passenger the other day wearing shorts, tank tops, sandals and full face helmets. It instantly put an old 1950's sci-fi movie in my head. The movie is called "The Brain That Wouldn't Die." The plot is that a mad scientist's girlfriend is in a car accident and only her head survives, which he keeps alive in a weird laboratory contraption. The reason I was reminded of the movie is that if these sandal-shod-helmeted riders were in an accident, that's what they would be - heads without a body. And I just know they were looking at me and thinking that dressed as I was, if that guy crashed he'd be a body with no head. Now I'm not advocating that you shouldn’t wear a helmet. And I'm not advocating that everyone wear jeans and boots. I'm advocating that even though I think a helmet and sandals is a poor choice, it's their choice. And riding without a helmet is mine. There has been a lot in the news lately about mandatory helmet use, again. A famous football player, exercising his legal right to not wear a helmet in Pennsylvania, got hit by an old woman who turned in front of him. Immediately, the media questioned why he was riding without a helmet. Why are they dwelling on the motorcyclist instead of looking at A the details of the accident? The woman turned in front of him, not the other way around. Why are they not calling for education and awareness of motorcycles on the road? The most ludicrous thing about their argument is that the helmet would not have in any way contributed to the avoidance of the accident. Would it have saved the famous football profile case to push through unwarranted legislation. A bill was introduced for a new Pennsylvania mandatory helmet law for ALL riders. The Governor of Michigan, citing the incident, vetoed a bill to eliminate mandatory helmet use passed by both House and Senate. In Iowa, a state that has not had a mandatory helmet law since 1977, a bill has been introduced to mandate helmet use by State Senator Pat Ward, who said, on television, “As a driver of an automobile, I, I don't want to have an unfortunate circumstance happen where I don't see a motorcycle and somehow end up severely injuring or killing someone. And I believe helmets protect heads and um, and protect motorists as well." player's face? Maybe, but I read one article that quoted a doctor involved in the post-accident surgery. He said in this case a helmet may have actually caused more damage than it would have saved. Regardless of the reality of the situation, legislators have jumped on the “helmet use” band wagon. They are taking advantage of the high Gary Busey is here in Phoenix promoting mandatory helmet use. To not wear a helmet, he says, "goes against the grain of your soul, your truth, your birthright, your potential and your destiny." Gary, you know what I think, if you're going to ride - wear a helmet, but leave my birthright out of this. Gelman Editor, Motorcycle Patriot MMA of Arizona PMB 138 P.O. Box 30280 Phoenix, AZ 85046-0280 If you would like the Motorcycle Patriot delivered to your home each month see our membership form on page two. Presorted Standard US Postage Paid Phoenix, AZ Permit No. 04619 Complimentary Issue Board of Directors CJ Swinford Dick Tush Johny Click (Hippie) Suzie Christensen Thom Ihli Wayne Raybon Ray Cleveland Stony Monday Garry Thurston Dave Kopp Ron Zimmer Rod Kavena Butch Kirkham "Yukon Jack" John Fry Jimi Harris Rebecca Holyoak Mike Bennett Teri Kellly Bill Dillard/Stevens Rosanda Dillard Steve Weston Dale Vandermolen Ben “ZZ” Mc Lachin "Brother" Dan Dandis Life Emeritus Members Roger "Priest" Hurm Life Service Dick “Turtle” Davis Tom and Lynna Buohl Howard Gelman Mary Hart Judy Kirkham and Butch Kirkham Ray “Rayman” Huston Tambria Kirk-Huston Teri Kelly Butch Kirkham Chairman of the Board JudyKirkham Ben “ZZ” McLachlan Janie Picciano Tony Picciano Wes Sellards Mike Shearhart Willie Shearhart CJ Swinford Betty McDonald-Swinford Dick Tush Chairman of the Board Vice Chairman Casa Grande District Casa Grande District Cochise District Cochise District High Country District High Country District Leather District Leather District Northern District Northern District Phoenix District Phoenix District Rim Country District Rim Country District Salt River District Salt River District Tucson District Tucson District Verde Valley District Verde Valley District White Mountain District White Mountain District 602-788-2088 928-532-7693 602-418-9961 520-836-3387 520-803-0244 520-452-0442 928-759-9449 623-580-7668 928-645-5319 928-737-6358 623-322-2399 928-978-9218 928-468-2114 602-431-0336 480-288-6389 520-731-6546 928-634-5434 928-204-9592 928-537-7288 928-537-1969 MMA “Life” Members Cochise District Kresent Gurtler Thom Ihli David Leabo Phyllis Rimmer Betty Rodriguez High Country District Marlin Kussler Colin MacDiarmid Leather District Dick Davis Dave Kopp Tony Picciano Janie Picciano John “Skip” Sims Northern Arizona District Larry Evans Joseph Harris Bill and Marie Justice Steve”Limey” Lippert Eddie Lovata Phoenix District Mark Borato Tom and Lynna Buohl Russell G. Cheetem, Jr. David Deckwa, Sr. Lee Erceg Victor Florio Jack “Yukon Jack” Fry Barbara Hatley Mary Hart Roger “Priest” Hurm Butch Kirkham Judy Kirkham Karen Konley Betty McDonald Diane Malone Elmer Myers Fred Pascarelli Beverlee Simmons The Solano Family Waldo Stuart CJ Swinford Salt River District John Emerson Chuck Franklin Bill Goodwin Joe “Wild Child” Haneghan J. “Lady Jewells” Olson Greg Oppedal Don “Sandman” Randolph Catherine “Kate” Rouse Mike Shearhart Michelle Wirth Sherry Harradence J. D. DePaolantanio Tucson District Dennis Beye Jon V. Everett M. Juaregui Kathy Marble White Mountain District Tim Belous "Brother" Dan Dandis “Oilcan” John Fields "Chocolate" Kathy Fields Bob Kirby Linda McGee Roy McGee Ben “ZZ” Mc Lachin Robin Pierce Terry K. Rutherford Wes Sellards Dick Tush Buddy Zahnle NCOM Bill Bish - Encino, CA Joe Eggleston Tank Motorcycle Club Life Members Sober Riders Motorcycle Club, Inc Since 08/2003 Limey Riders Since 09/2005 MMA is a Motorcycle Rights Organization (MRO) comprised of motorcyclists and motorcycle enthusiasts who are concerned with the future, safety and welfare of motorcycling. MMA is a non-profit, educational organization whose members are dedicated to improving the social atmosphere, which surrounds motorcyclists, and protecting the individual freedoms of America’s citizens. Our objectives are to: • Create an atmosphere of camaraderie among individuals where motorcycling can be enjoyed in a free and responsible manner. • Educate individuals and organizations regarding issues and activities in the legislative and judicial branches of the government, at both State and Federal levels • Encourage an interest in and promote the protection of our nation’s Constitution and Bill of Rights • Encourage and support involvement in the legislative process • Educate automobile drivers and motorcycle pilots regarding motorcycle awareness and safety • Promote a positive image for motorcycling by being pro-active in our individual communities and • Conduct fund-raising activities to support these objectives. Motorcycle Patriot mmapatriot@cox.net Published monthly by MMA of Arizona For our Members and Friends Copy Editing - Michele Roy Layout/Motorcycle Patriot re-design by Gelman Calendar - Lady Jewells, Waldo Web Wizards - Steve Weston, Dave Kopp Area Distribution - District Volunteers Printed and Mailed by Valley Newspapers of Phoenix, Arizona Join the MMA Fill out the form on the left and mail to: Modified Motorcycle Association of Arizona PMB 138 P.O. Box 30280 Phoenix, AZ 85046-0280 Page 2 From the Chairman Hello all Motorcycle Riders As you may know, the Arizona Legislative Session has come to a close. They did not infringe our freedom of choice upon this year. However with the high profile accident of a football player in Pittsburgh and a celebrity promoting mandatory helmet legislation in Arizona, we must keep in mind what can happen here in the great state of Arizona. We must become even more diligent and more organized in protecting our freedom of choice in, so let’s keep on our toes! A helmet may or may not help protect you in a collision but your ability to maneuver your bike can help you prevent the collision in the first place. I would rather prevent a collision than to have a safe collision. In Arizona, there are many ways that motorcycle riders can increase their safety out there in the streets and highways, one of which is to increase riding and maneuvering skills. Below, you will find a list of motorcycle rider enhancement and training courses. Please consider increasing your riding abilities to avoid an obstacle or collision and of course, please don’t impair your ability to ride safely by mixing alcohol with your ride. If you want to become more involved but don’t know how, I encourage you to contact me, our lobbyist or one of the State or District Officers. We will be glad to help guide and help you in this endeavor. If you don’t feel you have time to volunteer, at least sign up for The Call to Action List and make the phone calls. If you ride, be informed. Join a Motorcycle Rights Organization (MRO) and get involved. Thanks to you all and ride safe, CJ CHAIRMAN, MMA-AZ In alphabetical order: Chandler Harley-Davidson (480) 496-6800 JB Restaurant - Mohave Valley (866) 668-6462 Motorcycle Rider Training (623) 979-1839 Pima Community College (520) 206-3981 Ride Northern Arizona - Prescott (928) 443-0111 Ride Smart M/C Training (623) 877-5425 Riders Edge (480) 905-1903 T.E.A.M Arizona (480) 998-9888 Vehicle Safety Institute (928) 376-7489 Let me know if I’ve left any out. Veteran’s Corner Hello. I hope all is well and the riding is good. The budget has been signed and I am pleased to say that the Department of Veteran Services did better than years past by leaps and bounds. Here’s what we got: •HB 2054 tax check off box (proceeds go to the veteran donation fund) •HB 2056 military support license plate •HB 2059 Arizona Department of Veteran Services (powers and duties) •HB 2725 Veterans Memorial •SB 1011 Pearl Harbor Memorial appropriation ($69,000) •SB 1043 Tucson Veterans Home ($10,000,000) •SB 1112 Battle of the Bulge Monument •Replenishment of the state veteran cemetery fund ($183,000) •Outreach Events across the state ($50,000) •Maintenance and Operational costs annually for Sierra Vista State Veteran Cemetery ($125,000) •Twenty-one additional benefits councilors for entitlement assistance to the veterans ($1,000,000) One of the biggest hits could well prove to be the military support license plate. The Freedom Plate, as it is called, will be available to the public, so anybody can buy this plate. The good thing is that $17.00 of the $25.00 plate fee will go to the veteran donation fund and $8.00 will go to MVD. It will be promoted with all the other plates. Just to give you an idea of the impact, we currently have about 4% of the 600,000 veterans buying veteran plates which pumps the donation fund up about $450,000 a year. If we could get that same percentage of the public, we could be looking at as much as $6,000,000. Can you imagine the platform we could build for the Veterans in the State of Arizona? I’m here to tell you; we could get a lot done. Take care everyone and Ride Safe and Ride Free! Michael Leo Klier Assistant Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Veteran Services mklier@azdvs.gov Ed. Note: look for more information on the MMA website, mma-az.org. Page 3 District Reports Cochise District Salutations to one and all. We had very little attendance at our monthly meeting due to sickness in the area, i.e. colds, flu, and whatnot. The Fourth Annual Summer Solstice Poker Run was a little disappointing. But as a very close friend and brother would have probably said to me, “with that comes the knowledge that next year’s will be better. We've learned something from all of this.” See you later Zap. What we learned was that we need to do more marketing - like putting more fliers in more places. We also need to re-post fliers at all businesses and watering holes as many times as possible. And, that's what we intend to do, among other things. For starters, I’d welcome any suggestions that you might have. You can always come to our regular district board meeting, the second Monday of the month, and offer your suggestions, or you can call me or any of the local officers here. Sorry I missed the Best of the West, but calendar conflicts do happen now and then, in spite of everyone’s best efforts to avoid them. Not much more to say other than there's only 358 days to next Summer Solstice Poker Run (maybe a Father's Day run) Ride safe, DM THOM June Sunday, May 21 presented sunshine and perfect weather for riding your bike anywhere in the Prescott area. High Country members took a short ride out to Mayer for our May meeting. There were twelve members present and one guest that our ADM. had invited. Doc Pratt Our guest’s name is Ken James and he rides sport bikes. He has a Suzuki GSXR 600 and today he was on his Kawasaki ZX10R 600. Ken became our first sport bike member. He is a firefighter and works at Yavapai Hospital with Doc. Ken, we are proud to have you as a member of the High Country District. After the pledge of allegiance, Doc's ADM. report centered on his current investigation of insurance companies’ charges for motorcycle coverage. One new question that we are investigating is why these companies raise your insurance rate if you credit rating changes. At this juncture all we can report is that there are no state laws regulating insurance companies’ charges and that can do whatever they want. Private enterprise folks! Doc has gained access to some complaint forms and with the help of everyone who rides a bike, we hope to flood these companies with the filled out forms and hopefully get some straight answers. More on the matter to follow. Our Safety Officer, Crazy Ray, took about fifteen minutes and presented a great visual demonstration on how to avoid accidents by not following too close to the vehicle in front of you, correct lane changing, correct stopping and starting at an intersection and several other correct riding procedures. His report was well presented and well received by our members. Cinders’ State Officers Report was on his recent trip to the NCOM convention that took place in Louisville, Kentucky. He covered what he learned in several classes he took and for humor added details of his flight delays that turned a normally 3-hour flight into a 6-hour ordeal. Other discussions included changing next month’s meeting date to the 11th so as not to conflict with the Best of The West Conference that is taking place on the sixteen through eighteen. We have several members who are volunteering to help at the event. We discussed the State Rally and gave details to the participating members. We are looking forward to this well-established yearly event. Our Motorcycle Safety and Awareness event that we held May 6-7 was a great success and a story will appear in next month’s Patriot. Our next event will be the "Heavy Metal Thunder" Ride presented by High Country MMA and The High Country Chapter of the Brothers of The Third Wheel. This event will encompass a ride to Williams along with a poker run with trophies for the best and worst hands. The fee is just $10 and takes place Sunday, June 25. FMI give me a call at (928) 759-9449. We also finalized plans for our "Full Balls Out" Run and Swap Meet to be held at Billy Jacks in Humboldt on July 23. There will be a liquor basket raffle and bike games for everyone to enjoy. If you would like to reserve a space for the swap meet or participate, give me a call. That about covers our meeting, so until next month or we meet on the road. Ride Hard & Live Brave, Stony Rim District Three officers from RCD went to the Best of the West conference, Ed "Hollywood" Holyoak, Ken "Bodhi" Shelton, and me, Becca "Vine" Holyoak. We got some good info to bring back to our district about legislative issues, how to get involved, and how to make your SMRO a success. Ed and I both went to one session to learn about retaining members at the local level. Ed found this very informative, considering his new position in Rim Country. Sunday, June 25, RCD went out and cleaned up our part of Hwy. 87 for ADOT. We had fifteen volunteers come out and help. I would like to thank all of you for being there and working so hard. We got out there and busted butts, getting our mile up and back done in an hour and a half. Afterward, Tony Gee and Carol from Sidewinders made us all eggs and pancakes. Thank you so much Carol and Tony. Becca-RCD High Country District Ed. note: due to an editorial error, we missed the May HC district report last month so we have included it here. May High Country's meeting in May was blessed with terrific riding weather. Twenty members attended and we were honored to meet member Mike Ruddell's lovely wife Kelly. We hope she continues to attend the meetings and ride with Mike on our runs and events. A new policy we adopted during our April meeting requires that the DM and the ADM. take turns chairing our monthly meetings and May was Doc's first time with the gavel. He did a terrific job and the membership was very pleased with how he conducted all phases of the meeting. Kudos Doc! Our discussions centered around motorcycle rights, insurance rates, road safety, riding tips, and upcoming events. Brother Ray did another bang up job on his safety presentation. Each month, he presents an interacting program to us and it is always well received. I feel his reports are especially good for the fact that he stimulates the members to a vocal response to his questions and ideas. Great Job Ray! By the time you read this our Heavy Metal Thunder Run will be history. Hopefully, there will be an accompanying story in this month’s issue. Up next is our Full Balls Out Run & Swap Meet coming at-ya in June. See the flyer in this issue. One of our BTW members, Tami (Tweety) Mays, won this month’s 50/50. She just got her new trike up and running last month and it is a really cool machine. A yellow and black VW. Salt River District DAMN!! IT IS HOT! I’m sure I am not telling you anything you don’t already know, but just in case you haven’t noticed – it is. I purchased one of those cool vest. It has thermal packs you freeze then place in the vest. I just got it, so I haven’t had a chance to try it out. For all you other woosies out there (those of you who will admit to being one, anyway), I will let you know how it works. If it will let me ride in this heat once in awhile, it will be worth the price and being made fun of by you die hards out there. Believe me, I survived hot flashes so riding through a 350degree oven just doesn’t make sense to me. Okay enough whining, let’s just hope the vest works. I had to take my girl, the trike, down for her emission test last Saturday morning. I was there Meeting Times and Locations Cochise 2nd Mon. at 7pm Sulfer Springs Valley House Elect. Co-op 311 E. Wilcox Dr. Sierra Vista, AZ High Country 3rd Sun. at 11am The Hungry Bear 10434 S. Hwy 69 Next to Mayer HD Mayer, AZ Salt River 2nd Sun. at 10am Revolving locations See District Report or Call any District Officer Phoenix 1st Sat. at 10am 1800’s Saloon 13608 N. Cave Creek Rd. Phoenix, AZ White Mountain 2nd Sun. at 10am Branding Iron Steak House E. Duece of Clubs Show Low, AZ Leather 2nd Sat. at 10am Charleys Place 4324 W Thunderbird Rd Glendale, AZ Northern Arizona Tucson 1st Tue. at 7pm Arizona Inn 716 Rim View Drive. Page, AZ 2nd Thurs. at 7pm. Mama's Pizza 4500 E. Speedway Suite 79 Tucson, AZ Rim Country 2nd Sun. at 9am Mazatzal Casino Payson, AZ Verde Valley District meetings rotate locations. See District Report or Call any District Officer Page 4 before they opened and still had to wait. They had five lines with at least five cars per line already there. What a joke! They checked the tail pipes while I sat there idling, then took my $19.00 and said I passed. That was the only good thing. At least now I do not have to go back for another year. Wait a minute – I just realized that motorcycles have to renew every year. WHAT A CROCK! My old car even gets a one-year reprieve. I guess we (bikers) was not paying attention when they passed this wonderful law. Well, we better start paying attention to this one the EPA recently passed - by 2010, you will not be able to adjust how your bike runs, not even in your own shop. You won’t even be able to change your exhaust without violating the EPA’s emission standards. Furthermore, each individual can only build one custom or kit bike in their lifetime. If your bike is stolen or wrecked, you are out of luck. Small shops and independent bike builders can only produce twenty-four custom bikes per year. Bike #twenty-five, and any there after, must meet EPA emission regulations. The deadline to take action on this was June 21, 2006. So I guess it is a wait and see if they heard any of us. One we do want to support is HR-2048 – The Motor Vehicle Right to Repair Act. Come to the meeting and I will have more information on this. The State Rally has passed and a big thanks to Dick Tush and Cindi Gates for all that you do to make this a success. We rode up Saturday morning and I must say that the wind was blowing everyone all over the road. Kudos goes out to our SRD member, Nancy, who is a brandnew rider with a brand-new bike. She was scared and holding on to that little bike for all she was worth. Nevertheless, she made it and we are all very proud of her. She wasn’t sure she wanted to drive back and fight that wind again, so she and Paco left Monday. Luckily she didn’t leave Sunday; the wind was brutal. She said it wasn’t as bad and she made it back down to the Valley just fine. Our next meeting will be July 9 at TJ’s, 1734 E Main St, Mesa, Az. It will start at 10:00 A.M.. The activities meeting will be at the Ham Bone at noon, Saturday, July 8. The officers meeting will follow. We are planning our events for the next six months, including the MCTFADA Poker Run, Halloween party, Sunshine Acres Poker Run, and some more exciting events so come to the meetings and keep a look out for the flyers. We need your support for these events. Don’t forget to get the word out to our business members regarding the advertising in the Patriot. Let’s get their ads in there, that is part of what their membership fee entitles them too. Okay that’s all for now. See ya all soon! Ride safe, Be Free and Live Life to the Fullest, Carol Everidge SRD District Manager ADVERTISE IN THE PATRIOT For rates and information call Michele at 480 818-2217 or e-mail mmapatriot@cox.net Page 5 BEST OF THE WEST CONFERENCE The Motorcycle Riders Foundation presented its Best of The West program for 2006 at the Prescott Resort, June 16-18. The small turn out totally surprised me. I thought this special event would be packed with concerned bikers and members of our own MMA organization. Sadly, I was wrong. Only around 175 people showed up from around the country. I really mean it when I say we should have had more than 175 attendees just from Arizona! I don't get it people, barring illness or total poverty there was no excuse for not attending this very worthy, informative event. Why do I say that? Because, it was basically free to all MMA and ABATE members. All your district had to do was pay $100 and everyone in your district could attend for free; a few of the districts took advantage of this and saved the regular price of $75 per person. An event like this does not come to Arizona every day. And I doubt it will come again for a long time. This type of event is motorcycle education at its best! Isn’t this what are we all about, people? As an MMA and ABATE freedom fighter it is imperative that you keep up on your motorcycle education every chance you get. If you do not, if you become apathetic, lazy and sit around hoping someone else will always keep you informed on what is going on, guess what’s going to happen? In a manner of speaking, we are going to get beat up, kicked off the road and have all our motorcycles declared illegal. Look at what is going on now. Yes, right now, at this point in time. What do you think the future will bring? I'll tell you what. We are going to get more motorcycle legislation, more BAD motorcycle legislation. Who do we have to fight it? People like you, that's right – YOU, the one sitting there reading this right now. If you want to keep riding that beautiful, or ugly, or show chrome, or rat bike, or powerful machine of yours, wake up and get involved. Stay up on all issues – good and bad. They are heading right for you whether you know it or not. It is very simple brothers and sisters, either we learn to understand our enemies and develop tactics to fight for our survival or we perish. Please take the positive path so we can continue to ride free forever. Okay, now that some of you are saying Right On! and others are mad as hell at me, let me tell you what you missed. First, I want to thank Cinders and Doc for being there and helping Friday and Saturday. A special thanks goes out to Mary Hart for all her help and for signing up three new members for the High Country district. Kudos Mary. Registration started Friday and at 7:00pm a great session gave everyone a chance to meet the MRF Board Members. It is always a good feeling to know those who head the organization that you are supporting, and let me tell you they have a great team. Registration continued Saturday from 8am to noon. From 8:30 until 10:15 Jeff Hennie presented a very informative class on legislative updates. Would you like to know what is going on in congress? You should have been there listening to Jeff. After a short break Kirk"Hardtail" Willard, Dave Dwyer and Steve Zimmer, all MRF Board Members, informed us of all the new state legislative changes for 2006. These are not boring suit and tie guys, people. These are bikers and volunteers just like all of us. Yes, volunteers. They believe in our cause so heartily that they donate their time and skills by traveling around the country and keeping us all informed on what is going on. They do this with the hope that we will pass on the information and put it to work in our home state. After lunch Dave Dwyer, ABATE of WI and MRF Board Member, presented a class on "Getting Involved in the Legislative process." John Pierce of ABATE and MRF Board Member gave his talk on "Building Local membership" (Great information.) Mark Buckner, an MRF rep, spoke on "How To Be Successful in Your SMRO" (more great info.) These last two classes could have really helped you in your own district. You should have been there! The final three classes were "A Look at a Political Campaign" presented by ABATE of IL. and MRF BOD member Mike "Boz" Kerr. Steve Zimmer from ABATE of Ohio and MRF BOD Member created a stir with his subject "Helmets and The Social Burden" (a very informative class.) Jeff Hennie presented the final class on "Lobbying in Washington.” Jeff is the MRF VP Government Relations spokesman. Congressman Rick Renzi was the guest speaker for the evening. Ask someone who attended to learn what he had to say. The dinner and auction were great. High Country donated district T-shirts to the auction as did other MMA and Abate districts and chapters. Our own Psycho Joe held a worship service and a blessing of the bikes Sunday morning. Those not attending missed a wonderful opportunity to learn a great deal about what we cherish as motorcycle riders – keeping and preserving our motorcycle freedoms. Please think about what I had to say here and what you missed. The next time an opportunity like this comes along make the decision to attend. You will learn many useful things that can help you personally and also benefit your own district or chapter. Ride Hard - Live Brave Stony Monday This conference was well-attended by bikers from many states. Some rode in from as far away as Washington, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nevada. While most of the riders were from the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) which has an office in Washington, D.C., there were many ABATE members, followed by a relatively good showing of MMA members. MMA members included CJ and Betty, Stony Monday, Turtle, Hollywood and Vine, Muskrat and more that I’m sure I'll remember later (my apologies to them). MMA members including Mary Hart, Stony Monday, Doc, and CJ & Betty manned the registration tables for almost the entire time they were open. Among the presentations given, the most interesting to me were those on how to be effective in promoting or defeating legislation that either positively or negatively affects motorcyclists’ rights, in any part of the country. I learned that one of the best ways to be aware of everything is to become a member of MRF. They are really on top of things and have a lobbyist right in the nation's Capitol. Of course, all the MRO's, including the MMA and ABATE, do a lot of work to influence legislation that affects motorcyclists' rights. Another presentation dealt with key concerns we should be aware of and be actively fighting (i.e., the EPA regulations) or promoting (i.e., the motorcyclists right to choose whether to wear a helmet.) Overall, it was a great conference. Jim Page deserves a lot of credit for organizing and watching over the conference so that everything went without a hitch. It was also interesting to be sharing the resort with the annual meeting of the Blue Knights; one of whom had his bike cover and trailer cover "blow away" during their conference (an inside joke for those of us working the registration table.) Thanks for the help from fellow MMA members. I know we all had a good time, particularly with the weather gods on our side. Colin "Cinders" MacDiarmid Photos courtesy of Dick Davis and BBoop Page 6 Page 7 Incarnation of a ‘60s freedom lifestyle By Felicia Megdal The following article was published on June 27, 2006 in the Payson Roundup and is reprinted here with permission - Ed. Walk into the smoke-filled Sidewinders bar in Pine on any given Sunday, and there among dusty, welder boots and black-leather vests covered with patches, among the military tattoos and light beer, you'll find Hollywood and Vine. Ed "Hollywood" Holyoak has been riding motorcycles since he was 9 years old when he got a 125cc bike and learned the dirt roads of the Southern California 40-acre avocado grove of his youth. "A cat named Winn Curtis taught me," said Hollywood as he took a drag off a GPC cigarette. "He lived on the next ranch." Vine, his wife of four years, perches on a barstool nearby. Her form-fitting, black-leather vest reveals sculpted, tan shoulders the color of Sedona soil. When she speaks of biking, her eyes, unblinking, focus on her husband. Vine, neé Becca, took up biking shortly after their wedding. "You feel free," she said. "You feel like a bird. You don't feel tied down." Hollywood and Vine gather every Sunday with dozens of other bikers from the local chapters of the Modified Motorcycle Association (MMA) and American Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education (ABATE). "We're a motorcycle rights organization," said ABATE president Bill Hensler. "We work together on a lot of different issues." For many on the outside of the motorcycle world, most have a vision of bikers as characters out of Hunter S. Thompson's book "Hell's Angels." But a lot has changed in the 40 years since Thompson wrote his story of the biker gang from Northern California -- whose American, desperado subculture was marked by violence, drugs and graft. Over the decades these outlaw clubs have drifted from the fringes to the mainstream. "Hippies cut off their hair, rejoined society, started making money and then they wanted back into the playground," said Bodhi, an MMA member. "The new status to get back onto the playground was the motorcycle." Thus, a new incarnation of bikers who give back instead of take. On Sunday morning, before the group met at Sidewinders, members of MMA spent hours cleaning a strip of the Beeline near the Highway 188 junction, a stretch of road they adopted four months ago. It's all part of the group's commitment to community service. "We have fund-raisers constantly," said Hollywood, MMA's sergeant at arms. "We're going to create a task force for graffiti so we can get a handle on that before it gets out of control." ABATE and MMA raise money for children's organizations, such as the Special Olympics. MMA also administers a downed-biker fund that provides financial support for motorcyclists injured on the road, and both organizations offer biker safety and driver awareness education. Politics The politics of the road are based on one platform -- fierce independence. "I believe in motorcycle rights," Hollywood said. "When the legislature gets together, they try to take stuff away from us that we fought really hard to keep. I want to make sure as a group, as a whole, that everybody in here will stand up and say right now that we don't want to wear a helmet. "One of the reasons I live in Arizona is so I can carry a firearm, because I have my rights, my right to bear arms. That doesn't have to do much with motorcycle rides, but they go hand in hand." These motorcycle associations also monitor Environmental Protection Agency laws. Hollywood said the EPA recently passed a law that limits the builders of motorcycles to a one-time engine exemption -- from now on, all engines must pass EPA specifications. "(The EPA) runs our stats with big rigs, tractors, farm equipment and that kind of stuff and they also consider off-road equipment, all of the jet skis, the motorboats," Hollywood said. "All of that gets stuck onto motorcycles so that makes us look like we produce a lot more pollution. In reality we don't." MMA and ABATE fight legislation that stifles noise emissions as well. "I believe the loud pipes save lives," Hollywood said. "I've made eye contact with people who have turned left in front of me and broken bones in my body and crashed my motorcycle." And that's why bikers hang together -- for the safety and the fellowship. For Hollywood, who met, fell in love with and proposed to Vine at the Country Kitchen -where she worked as a waitress -- motorcycles are a way of life. And on the road, they ride: she on a 1,100 Honda Shadow ACE with a violet and black gas tank bordered with kelly-green vines, and he on an American Cloud Edition Honda. "The emotions we share," Hollywood said. "Even when we're on the road and we can't talk, we have body language and facial expressions and then we get somewhere, and we can say, ‘Hey, remember that place?'" The members of MMA and ABATE caution drivers to stay alert and watch out for bikers. Those interested in joining either club (you don't even have to be a biker) should contact Carol Gianndrea, MMA membership director at (928) 476-6434 or Billy Hensler of ABATE, (928) 474-6851 or visit: rimcountry.mma-az.org or www.abateofaz.org. Congratulations to Ed and Becca (Hollywood and Vine) and to all of the Rim Country District on your first major event since your new elections! Your District really knows how to work together. Special thanks to Tony and Carol Gianngrea of the Sidewinder Bar - we really appreciate their support and congratulate them on becoming RCD Officers! I'm really proud of how you spoke of MMA and our goals. This is what we are all about and you certainly showed how it can be done. Thanks to the Payson Roundup and a special note of thanks to the Payson Roundup Staff Reporter Felicia Megdal for the article. She really gave us tremendous coverage and without judgments or personal opinions. That is true reporting. Again, thanks to all of you in the Rim Country District. You have a great membership, keep it going. CJ CHAIRMAN, MMA-AZ CALL TO ACTION! We now have an action plan to be able to notify our membership of important legislative issues that need immediate attention. It is an email list that will be used ONLY for calls to action - if there is a bill or legislation that requires immediate attention with phone calls and/or emails to our Congressional Representatives and Legislators You must subscribe to be on the list! After you subscribe, you will receive Call To Action emails from the MMA. This is the sole purpose of this list. It will be used for no other purposes. The form for signing up is on the MMA website: http://www.mma-az.org Please sign up for this important tool for communicating when our rights and freedom to ride are in jeopardy. Page 8 SRD Bike Wash And NCOM Fund Raiser The MMA Salt River District’s Bikini Bike Wash and Bike Show The Salt River District had their Bikini Bike Wash and Bike Show at Rooster’s Bar in Mesa. They used to hold this event in July when it’s really hot out (duh!) so this year, they decided to move the date to early May to take advantage of the nicer weather. The proceeds from this event went to help send two of their members to the annual NCOM convention, held in Louisville, Kentucky this year. The event was held May 6 and the day turned out to be fantastic with mild temps and sunshine all afternoon. Some folks stopped by just to check out the bikes and vendors, others chose to stay for the festivities. A DJ spun tunes while Fat Dog’s served up some biker food and plenty of cold brewskis to wash it down with. A big thanks goes out to SRD’s Life Business Member, Billy Sample, who brought out his American Ultra Clean truck to wash the bikes so all the girls had to do was wipe them down. Free entry into the event with a $5 donation for a wash and a $5 entry fee for the bike show made for an inexpensive afternoon of fun. The crowd was a bit light this year maybe because of the date change, but I’m sure it will be better once the word gets out. SRD netted about $650 for their efforts. Many thanks to the SRD members who helped make this event a success! Also, May was Motorcycle Awareness Month and SRD rolled out their new “LOOK OUT FOR MOTORCYCLES!” banner (see pic.) They will be putting it up at various locations, so check it out and spread the word. Teekay Page 9 Business Members BARS AND RESTAURANTS B CASA GRANDE DISTRICT A-Diamond Ranch Bar & Grill Specialty Burgers, $1 Drafts, Gourmet Salsas. Dancing Fri. and Sat. Come see our Zebra! 22157 N. Hwy 177, Kearny 520-363-7275 Business member since 03/2006 Kakar’s Bar Friendly good atmosphere - Cold beer! 1130 Jimmie Kerr Blvd., Casa Grande 520-876-9475 • PatronMike@aol.com Business member since 03/2006 Tag's Café Best Breakfast in Town! 7 days 6AM - 8PM Home cooked American & Mexican Food 156 N. Arizona Blvd., Coolidge 520-723-1013 • CoolidgeHomePage.com Business Member since 05/2006 HIGH COUNTRY DISTRICT Billy Jacks Saloon & Grill M-F 10-2, Sat, Sun 9-2, Food & drink specials. Fridays at 5:30 - Mesquite grilled Steak & Ribs. 2517 S. Hwy 69, Humbodlt 928-632-8689 Business member since 01/2003 The Hungry Bear Fine food & spirits. Hold your run or event here. Next door to Mayer Harley-Davidson. 10434 S. Hwy 69, Mayer 928-632-4211 Business member since 11/2005 Papa’s Place Restaurant Open 7 days at 7am, Live music Sat 7-10, All you can eat Fri fish fry, Home-cooked specials 1/8 mile W/I-17 on Ste Rt. R69, Cordes 928-632-7775 Business member since 08/2004 Pinon Pines Nite Club Live Band every Sunday 3-7pm. Great food. 2701 E. Hwy 89A, Prescott 928-445-9935 • pinonpines@cableone.net Business member since 01/2003 LEATHER DISTRICT (GLENDALE ) Ant Hill Grill Open every day at 11, Daily Menu Specials, Happy Hour 6522 N. 59th Ave. at Maryland, Glendale 623-225-7813 • anthillgrill.com Business member since 07/2005 PHOENIX DISTRICT Fritz's Dog House Bar & Grill Owner - Ren Kraft, GM - Amy Thompson 12032 N Cave Creek Rd., Phoenix 602-997-0067 • Nikki91381@hotmail.com Business member since 05/2005 Steel Horse Saloon Original. best and most friendly biker bar in town. There is always something happening at the Steel Horse Saloon 1768 W. Bell Rd., Phoenix 602-942-8778 • www.steelhorsesaloon.com Business member since 1994 RIM COUNTRY DISTRICT Jakes Corner Bar Biker freindly - Outside Bar - Great Steaks Burgers - Live Music 57564 N. Hwy 188, Payson 928-474-0679 • mikeatjakes@yahoo.com Business member since 02/2005 “Kelly’s” Sweet revenge I was voted “Best Bartender 03 & 04, I now have my own bar. Very Biker friendly, a fun stop! 3856 E. Hwy 260, Payson 928-474-0111 Business member since 03/2006 Rye Bar & Grill East Hwy 87, Mile post 240.8, Rye 928-474-6671 Business member since 07/2005 Sidewinders Saloon Great food. Pool, Shuffleboard, Darts, Pinball. Join us every Sunday at 10am and go for a ride somewhere Bands Sun. 3 to 7pm. 6112 W. Hardscrabble Rd., Pine 928-476-6434 Business member since 3/2005 The Spur Bar Friendly Neighborhood Bar, Everyone welcome. 3964 E. Hwy 260, Star Valley 928-474-3414 Business member since 2002 SALT RIVER DISTRICT The Garage Pub & Pizza Ice cold beer, mixed drinks -The best pizza, hot subs and wings around 6851 E. Highway 60, Gold Canyon 480-671-8890 www.thegaragepubandpizza.com Business member since 09/2004 Rooster’s Inc. Live Country Rock - Thurs.,Fri.,Sat. - Karaoke, Sun - Wed. Open 11am Mon.-Sat., noon Sun. 3731 East Main St., Mesa 480-641-2125 Business member since 02/2003 VERDE VALLEY DISTRICT Boler's Bar Wed. Ladies Night, happy hour M-F 4-6pm, live music Fri. & Sat. Best burgers in the Verde Valley. 325 S. Main Street, Camp Verde 928-567-9983 Business member since 12/2004 Bunkers Grill American Legion Post 25 480 Calvary Way, Cottonwood 928-634-3004 Business member since 02/2006 Chaparral Bar 325 S. Main Street, Cottonwood 928-634-2131 Business member since 07/2002 Franco’s Restaurant & Lounge Italian food at its best 301 W. Hwy 89A, Cottonwood 928-634-9245 francosrestaurantlounge@yahoo.com Business member since 06/2006 Kactus Kate's 929 N. Main Street, Cottonwood 928-634-7822 Business member since 07/2004 Old Corral Bar PO Box 1178, Cornville 928-634-9969 PJ's Village Pub & Sports Lounge 40 W. Cortez Drive, Sedona 928-284-2250 Business member since 03/2003 Pub & Grub 2501 Village Drive, Cottonwood 928-649-2807 Business member since 07/2005 Valley View Restaurant 102 W. Arnold Street, Camp Verde Email: info@verde-valley-view.com • www.verde-valley-view.com WHITE MOUNTAINS DISTRICT El Camino Restaurant Best Food and Service in town 277 White Mtn. Dr., St. Johns 928-337-4700 Business member since 06/2003 Al & Diane’s Red Onion Lounge 1931 Highway 260, Overgaard 928-535-4433 LODGING NORTHERN DISTRICT Page Boy Motel BIKER FRIENDLY MOM & POP WITH POOL & CHARCOAL GRILLS. GROUPS WELCOME! 150 N. Lake Powell Blvd., Page 800-299-0455 or 928-645-2416 www.pageboymotel.us Business member since 2004 VERDE VALLEY DISTRICT Budget Inn Suites 1069 Hwy 260, Cottonwood 928-634-3678 • Fax: 928-639-0407 Email: budgetinn@commspeed.net Business member since 10/2004 Pines Motel Clean & affordable, queen & king beds, smoking & non, coffeemaker, HBO, seasonal pool. 920 S. Camino Real, Cottonwood 928-634-9975 • Reservations: 1-800-483-9618 www.azpinesmotel.com Business member since 05/2005 Super 8 Motel 1650 W. Hwy 260, Camp Verde Phone & Fax: 928-567-2622 • Reservations: 1800-800-8000 • www.super8.com MOTORCYCLES, REPAIR, PARTS & ACCESSORIES LIFE BUSINESS MEMBERS Page Honda Motorcycle Dealership since 1983. Full Service Department, 10% discount to MMA members 915 Coppermine Rd, Page 928-645-3251 • 1-800-432-6923 www.pagehonda.com Business member since 2000 HIGH COUNTRY DISTRICT The Electric Hog 241 N. Granite Street, Prescott 928-777-0760 Cell 928-925-5195 Prescott Valley Motorcycles Victory, American Performance Cycles , Harley-Davidson, Lehman & Voyager Trikes. 2741 Starlight Dr., Prescott Valley 928-772-4266 • www.pvmotorcycles.com Business member since 01/2004 Serendipity Enterprises Mechanix Tool Box 5136 E Ramada Dr., Phoenix 928-925-6240 • mechanixtoolbox.com Business member since 02/2006 PHOENIX DISTRICT Ironhorse Corral Full Service repair, performance, Custom builds and customize existing bikes, fabrication 11653 N. Cave Creek Rd., Phoenix 602-997-2669 ironhorsecorral@quest.net Page 10 RIM COUNTRY DISTRICT Leadfoot Kustom Cycles Complete V-Twin service and repairs, parts custom builds, accessories and apparel 255604 E. Hwy 260, Star Valley 928-468-7600 leatherhank@npgcable.com Business member since 04/2005 SALT RIVER DISTRICT Paul’s Motorcycle Shop Parts & Service for American V-Twins, Clothing, Dyno Tuning, Tires and computerized balancing. 1678 W. Superstition Blvd. #10, Apache Jct. 480-288-4395 Business member since 01/2004 VERDE VALLEY DISTRICT D&K Service Cycle & ATV Complete metric, Professional motorcycle and ATV Service, Parts and accessories 411 B South 6th St., Cotttonwood 928-649-8822 Business member since 05/2006 Eaglerider of Sedona 6560 Hwy 179 Suite 100, Sedona 928-284-3983 Business member since 07/2005 Envy Cycle Creations Custom Bikes and Exhaust Systems 602-391-8488 • www.envycyclecreations.com Business member since 05/2005 K.A. Cycle Accessories & Service 595 S. 6th Street, Cottonwood Store: 928-634-1364 • Shop: 928-634-4617 Fax:928-634-4617 • kacycles@verdeonline.com Business member since 02/1996 Outlaw Custom Paint & Bodywork 30 yrs experience. Factory Colors, Custom Colors, Candys, Pearls, Ghost from mild to wild. PO Box 991, Rimrock 631-291-3723 Business member since 07/2005 Pitcher's Performance and Machine Custom engines & Repair 300 N. Payne Place, Sedona 928-282-9377 pitchersperformance@esedona.net www.pitchersracing.com Business member since 05/2006 RW Company's Bike Stuff PO Box 610, Camp Verde 928-567-5245 • Cell: 928-301-7288 Email: sales@motorcycles-stuff.com www.motorcycles-stuff.com Business member since 07/2003 WHITE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT Show Low Motorsports 161 S. White Mountain Rd., Show Low 928-532-7433 SALT RIVER DISTRICT Del Mar Specializing in leather apparel and motorcycle accessories. Discounts for all MMA members. Main Street Plaza 4815 E Main, Suite 25, Mesa 480-325-0130 FAX 480-325-0134 Business member since 11/2005 Payson Packaging UPS/FedEx/DHL/Mail. Copies, Keys Caards Mailboxes, Shipping & Office supplies 106 E. Bonita, Payson 928-474-5260 • Fax: 928-474-4671 www.paysonpackaging.com Business member since 03/2006 Steve’s AC Delco Pro Lube Master ASE Certification with L-1 Advance Specialist. Parts for all makes and models 108 W. Wade, Payson 928-468-0415 www.acdelco.com VERDE VALLEY DISTRICT Bear Automotive Repair and Maintenance 468 S. Main Street, Cottonwood 928-634-3300 Business member since 09/2003 GOTCHA ! Photos by B& G GOTCHA ! Photos at events, parties, private session, group gatherings or rides. 1002 N. 4th Street, Cottonwood 928-649-3055 GOTCHA_PHOTOS@YAHOO.COM Business member since 05/2006 Inxon, Inc - Tattoo Studio Contemporary or custom tattoos, gray wash, traditional, native, old-school, tribal and new age. 401B N. Main Street, Cottonwood 928-634-9889 • www.inxontattoo.com Business member since 07/2003 LaserLyte Sighting Systems 101 Airpark Road, Cottonwood 928-649-3201 • Fax: 928-649-3970 • www.laserlytesights.com Business member since 05/2005 MooCo Construction 928-567-6839 • Cell: 928-713-4984 • Fax: 928-567-1455 Business member since 072005 Mystik Truck & Audio Truck and car accessories, lift kits, tires, wheels, grill guards, audio, touneu covers, and lighting. 1503 E. Apache, Cottonwood 928-634-5535 Business member since 07/2004 Valley Auto Service 11040 E. Cornville Road, Cornville 928-634-4325 Business member since 05/2005 Y.Q.W.A. Inc. Designer & Builder of Custom Homes Licensed & Bonded ROC # 144921 Cottonwood Phone: 928-567-5426 • Cell: 928-821-0469 Business member since 07/2005 REALTORS LEATHER DISTRICT (GLENDALE ) Ron Spirlock, Realtor, DPR Realty LLC Programs/specials to fit your needs. Call me 1st before you buy/sell - Save $. 7121 W Bell Rd, #100, Glendale 602-418-2879 • www.dprhomes.com Business member since 7/2005 RIM COUNTRY DISTRICT Monique Bohnsack, Realtor Rim Valley Real Estate Specializing in land, residential & commercial sales. PO Box 1450, Payson 928-978-4437 • monique@rimvalley.com Business member since 03/2006 SALT RIVER DISTRICT Linda Goodman, RDH, Realtor PROVEN RESULTS TO MEET ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS TODAY! RE/MAX Alliance Group 480-560-9279 • www.Lgoodmanproperties.net Lindagoodman@remax.net Toll Free 480-861-6565 Business-Member Since 06/2005 SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS LIFE BUSINESS MEMBERS Fabyann’s In the indoor Swap Meet Angelo Bellone, CPA 3420 E. Shea Blvd. Suite 103, Phoenix 602-765-61111 HIGH COUNTRY DISTRICT Antone Optical MRO members receive 25% discount on materials. Exams available. Biker shades & goggles 8516 E. Hwy. 69, Prescott Valley 928-775-9393 Business member since 02/2005 PHOENIX DISTRICT SteelHorse Hearse 1850’s style hearse drawn by a Roadking trike. 480-272-6081 cell 602-881-0192 www.steelhorsehearse.com Business member since 05/2006 RIM COUNTRY DISTRICT Pine Service Center Complete service bays & convenience store 3597 N. AZ Hwy 87, Pine 928-476-3079 Business member since 07/2004 ORGANIZATIONS AND CLUBS VERDE VALLEY DISTRICT American Legion Post 25 Non-profit Veterans Organization. Full bar, music, karoke, meeting hall 480 Calvary Way, Cottonwood Phone: 928-632-3004 Business member since 02/2006 CLOTHING PHOENIX DISTRICT Arizona Biker Leathers Largest selection, lowest prices. The finest in motorcycle apparel & accessories 13833 N. 19th Ave., Phoenix 602-843-5847 • www.arizonabikerleathers.com Business member since 12/2003 Motodad Leather & Cycle Gear 11839 N. 19th Ave., Phoenix 602-290-5271 Business member since 09/2005 In order for you to be listed you must send in additional information. Business Category you would like to be listed under, MMA District in which your business is located, Your Business Name, 80 character maximum description of your business, services, specials, etc., Street Address including city, Phone number including area code, website address, Business member since _____ (ie. 07/2005) NOTICE TO BUSINESS MEMBERS Page 11 Screw Laughlin 4 - Another Success This event is a cooperative effort put on each year by Desert Thunder M/C, Limey Riders M/C, Rough Riders M/C, Sober Riders M/C and the MMA of Arizona (Leather District). This run and the Annual Witch Hunt Run show that we can ALL work together and be successful. The following story and pics are courtesy of CycleQuest.com What a beautiful weekend for an event. Usually when Screw Laughlin happens each year, the weather is getting HOT! Even though this event is now one week later then it has been in the past, (due to Laughlin moving the date of the River Run), The weather couldn’t have been better. Sign up started for at Charley’s Place, located at 43rd Ave and Thunderbird Rd in Phoenix. Registration was to begin at 10am and continue until Noon. We arrived early to help set up and were surprised to see a load of bikes already there. We thought maybe they had come early to enjoy some of the good eats at Charley’s Place but that wasn’t the case at all. People were lining up to get that oh so popular “Screw Laughlin” run pin that would be given out to the first 300 registered. It was pretty amazing to see the line go out the door and around the building as riders patiently waited. Clubs involved with putting the run on came early to register so they could get to their work positions for the poker run. It was now 10 o’clock and the registration frenzy began. This year, there were new T-shirts that you could purchase for $10 (ladies and men’s, what a bargain!) and kick stand plates silk-screened with the “Screw Laughlin” logo on them. You could purchase them for $4 and they were really quite nice, even if you were just going to keep it as a memento. Soon riders were on their way through the stops. The first stop on the route was the Roadrunner Steakhouse in New River, the second stop was Kid Chilean’s in Black Canyon City, our third Stop was Mayer Harley Davidson, and then on to the final destination, Papa’s Place in Cordes Junction. It was funny to hear just how many people never knew that Papa’s Place was even there. Gee, that has been a popular place for us to stop for years on our trips to Williams. There were around 12 vendors at Papa’s, a bit less then year’s past but with the price of fuel these days, you can bet the vendors are going to be more selective of the events they attend. The set up was pretty nice. There was a long driveway that was graded for Bike Parking Only. Cages parked in the north end of the parking lot and vendors on the south end. Behind Papa’s are a great little patio area and a big fenced yard with grass and trees. The shade from the building in the afternoon was really nice along with shade from the trees and the additional pop-ups supplied by the coordinators. The wind was a bit strong in the afternoon but died down in the early evening. Until 5pm, there was a disc jockey spinning some great tunes for all to rock to. It was a good variety of music, some country, modern rock and classic rock which appealed to all. There was the tattoo contest, biker games, knife throwing and the ever-popular “Jap Smash” to entertain everyone through the afternoon. The band “Fools Life”, sporting a new guitar player and drummer, rocked the crowd starting after 5. What a great change for this band, they were always good but the sound they are putting out now has a much more blues feeling is totally awesome! At 4:30, the winners of the poker run were announced and the raffle tickets started to be pulled and posted. At 5pm, you could get a BBQ dinner with BBQ beef sandwich, potato salad and cowboy beans for $6. You could also order off the regular menu. We did see many inside having a pretty fine looking steak. 5 o'clock also marked the time for the ever popular wet t-shirt contest. This year there would be two of them, one for the Au’Natural and one for the Cosmetically Enhanced. We have never seen so many women excited over this chance. Women all ages, all sizes and all types came crawling out of the woodwork to sign up for the Au’Natural class. They liked the idea that they could once again compete in the contest and have a fair chance. Funny thing was there were far more women in that contest then the cosmetically enhanced. The wet t-shirt contest was originally scheduled for 9pm. However, the thinning crowd wanted to head back down to the valley before it got too late, so the promoters moved the contest and the 50/50 up to 7:30. What looked like a pretty thin crowd by this time, exploded into a mass of people when the boob contest was ready to start. Locals and bikers piled out of the bar and into the back yard and many others had their faces pressed to the glass from inside. Folks were whooping and hollering, men and women alike. No one had as much fun as Jamin’ Dan, from Fools Life, when he got to MC the event up close and personal. After the contest a lot of the riders went back in the bar, while others sat outside around the fire talking and just enjoying a relaxing evening. Most of these folks were camping or staying at nearby hotels and motels. It was a perfect end to a perfect day. We must say that we’ve enjoyed the Screw Laughlin events since they started, but this has to have been the best one yet. We will be there again next year and can’t wait to see what big plans these folks have for the 5th anniversary of this run. Kudos to all! Check out the pics on the www.screwlaughlin.com website. Page 12 Page 13 High Country’s Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Event High Country's Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Event took place Saturday, May 6-7 at the Frontier Village Plaza on Hwy. 69 in Prescott. A combination of motorcycle riders and inquiring citizens attended the two-day event. Among our sponsors were Prescott Valley Motorcycles, Hales Motorcycles, Steel Horse Hearse from Gilbert, Patriot Disposal who donated the use of trash containers and graciously hauled everything away, Electric Hog, Outdoor Sports, Ride Northern Arizona, Wild Bills Leather, Bills Superior Trailer Sales, Grand Canyon Harley Davidson, the Mayer H.O.G. Chapter, Motorcycle Riders Foundation, American Legion Riders from Post 40 of Chino Valley and Post 79 of Yarnell. The Goldwing Riders Association along with Central Arizona Road Riders and the Christian Motorcycle Association were also present. A special thanks goes out to the members of the Brothers of The Third Wheel for their support. The Prescott police sent two officers who gave everyone road riding and driving safety tips while standing in front of a display of two crashed police motorcycles. The bikes were really torn up and it drove home the message of just how much damage a collision with a cage can really do. Fortunately, the two motor officers who were riding these bikes survived. One was forced to retire from the department because of injuries sustained in the accident. We passed out around 200 Motorcycle Safety & Awareness T-shirts and both the MMA and A.B.A.T.E signed up several new members. We had thirty-five sign up for the bike show. There were all kinds of bikes and trikes registered. USA, imports and home made models. They awarded beautiful first and second place trophies. Members from Yavapai A.B.A.T.E. were a tremendous help. Thanks go to Ross and Joyce Rutherford, Rose, Richard and Linda Kocar. Our MMA members that deserve a hand are Crazy Ray Cleveland, Doc Pratt, Cinders MacDiarmid, Lon and Kathy Robinson and Tony Gownars, and Mike Ruddell. A special thank you goes out to Rick and Tami Mays for letting us use their PA system. Also, Tami spent the day manning the MMA booth, selling T-shirts and signing up all our new members. Kudos Girl! Thanks to everyone we could not have done it without you all. Stony Monday Page 14 Because event details change, and additional runs are being added or updated, MMA of Arizona has selected Cycle Quest as the official Event Calendar Website. www.cyclequest.com, Updates may also be found on the MMA website, www.mma-az.org. Please send event information to lady_jewells77@yahoo.com Fliers for publication should be sent to mmapatriot@cox.net 15th Sat - The Cochise Riders MC are hosting a Red and White support night, for the Hell’s Angels-Tucson Charter. Party starts at 8:00 pm at the Sorry Gulch Saloon, 526 W. Fry Blvd, Sierra Vista, Az. (520) 458-1712. Live music and food. Hope everyone can make it. 19 Wed - 15th Annual Ride To Work Day. Ride your motorcycle and demonstrate: to the general public and to politicians the number of motorcyclists that there really are both; that motorcyclists are of all occupations and from all walks of life; that motorcyclists can reduce traffic congestion in large cities; and that motorcycles are for transportation as well as recreation. FMI: www.ridetowork.org. 21-23 Fri-Sun - ABATE-AZ hosts “Too Broke For Sturgis” at Mormon Lake Lodge. $25/pp for weekend includes Fri/Sat camping, entertainment. $15/pp Sat/Sun only. Vendors, games, poker run, poker walk, tattoo contest, and more. FMI: (602) 570- 6839. Vendors call Steve Musgrave (602) 242-8812. For lodging, call (928) 354-2227 and mention ABATE for 10% discount on cabins. 29 Sat - Thunder Mountain H.O.G. Chapter sponsors the “3/4 Ton of Fun - Fire House Run” in Sierra Vista, AZ. This is a food drive and dice run. We are looking to raise 1500 lbs. of canned JULY 2006 8 Sat - Lost Dutchman MC and The VIII Society MC co-host “A Support Party for The Mesa Crew Hells Angels.” Starts at 8pm at the Lost Dutchman MC Club House in Mesa. A mere $10 gets you in the door, your first drink, a raffle ticket and access to the rebel best night of fun. 50/50 and raffle prizes. FMI: (480) 833-4683. 8 Sat - Grand Canyon HD hosts “Thunder in the Canyon/Bellemont and Sedona Ride.” FMI: Tina (928) 774-3896. 9 Sun - Stoned Sober hosts their 13th Annual Cycle Splash 2006. Noon til 6 pm at The Rivers Edge Bar, 4635 North Flowing Wells Road in Tucson, AZ. $7 at the door. Tattoo Contest, Wet T-Shirt Contest, Bike Show (w/trophy's), Fashion Show (by Hydra), Live Music, 50-50, and Door Prizes. Sponsored by Bud ($ .25 drafts). Food available. Please, no guns or attitudes. Unfortunately, this event would not be appropriate for kids or teens. Join us in celebrating a great lifestyle. FMI: (520) 907-4895 or (520) 730-6270. 14 Fri - MMA-AZ Phoenix District hosts the Full Moon Howl Run. Sign in 7pm at 1800's Saloon, 13608 N Cave Creek Rd, Phoenix. 21-orBust three stop run. $5/pp. Stops announced night of run. FMI: (602) 441-2505 or Suester6@aol.com. 14 Fri - SAAVI and Bonehead Choppers Bike Show. Join us for fun and show off your bike, From 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm at Veterans Memorial Park, 2805 East Ajo Way across from Kino hospital, off of Forgeus St. Trophies for all categories in Bike Show; classic, dresser, owner custom built, shovel, chopper, big twin, foreign, trike, sport bike and sportster. Live music from Tall Paul Band. Vendors, Bike games, Raffles, Prizes, Food and Beer. All proceeds go to Southern Arizona Association for Visually Impaired. $5.00 donation. FMI: Ray: (520) 891-0503. 14-16 Fri-Sun - Desert Road Riders MC hosts the 13th Annual Great Escape, at the Fairgrounds in Williams, AZ. Entry includes 1 meal + run pin to 1st 300. $25/sgl, $40/cpl (pre-reg by mail in = $20/sgl, $35/cpl.) Camping (per tent or RV) $10. Vendors, poker walk, music, biker games. Proceeds support DRRMC Toy Run. No dogs, no guns, no attitudes. FMI: Leon 928-768- 6353 or 928-768-5990, or Vern www.DesertRoadRiders.com. 15 Sat - Nomaden Int’l MC host the “18th Annual Christmas in July.” Noon in Veteran’s Memorial Park on Fry Boulevard in Sierra Vista, AZ. One new unopened toy value ($5 minimum) and $10 per person or $15 couple on same bike. Extra hands can be drawn at the park for $5 per hand. Poker Run, Door Prizes, Bike Show, 50/50, Auction, Live Music, Food, Drinks, and Children’s Activities (Coordinated by Riders of Fire MC.) Christmas in July is presented to benefit less fortunate families during the holidays. FMI: (520) 255-0870. food, beans, rice, dry goods, and packaged food to help the Cochise County Fire Department’s Firefighters Food Bank. Enjoy a ride to all your favorite places throughout Cochise County with all the stops at local firehouses. Bikers Care! Sign in from 7:00-8:30am at Sierra Vista HarleyDavidson Shop, 176 W. Fry Blvd. The run ends at Tompkins Park, 7th Street at Buffalo Soldier Trail. Turn-in is 3:00pm sharp. Please be on time. Cost: $10 plus 5 or more non-perishable food items. FMI, contact L.H. Hamilton at (520) 403- 3918 or (520) 803-9157 or Brian Larkin at (520) 9798953. No Weapons. 29 Sat - MMA-AZ Salt River District hosts the NCOM Fund - 5-Card Poker Run. Starts at 7pm at the Friendly Irish Pub, 1423 S. Country Club Dr. Ends at Spirits, 9303 E. Main St., Mesa, AZ. Cost $10 per bike. Draw a card from each stop to win! ($1 extra draw per stop). Prizes for High/Low Hand, 50/50. FMI, call Teal (602) 5131934 30 Sun - MMA-AZ Leather District hosts the West-End Swap Meet at Ramada Inn, 8955 NW Grand Ave Peoria. 8a-3pm. FREE to the public. Vendor spaces $12/ea for a 8x10 space and $6 for additional spaces. Motorcycle related items only. We offer breakfast buffet, RV parking, room discounts, off-track betting. FMI: (623) 412-4946, or Skip (602) 434-9581. Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day is Wednesday, July 19, 2006 This year’s fifteenth annual motorcycle and scooter commuting demonstration will increase the number of riders on the road, according to Ride to Work, a non-profit advocacy organization. “Riding to work on this day shows the positive value of motorcycles and scooters for transportation. For many people, riding is an economical, efficient and socially responsible form of mobility that saves energy, helps the environment and provides a broad range of other public benefits,” states Andy Goldfine, the event organizer. Motorcycle and scooter enthusiasts and rider organizations worldwide encourage their members to ride to work on this day. According to the United States Census Bureau and the Department of Transportation, over eighty million cars and light trucks are used for daily commuting on American roads, and about 200,000 motorcycles and scooters are a regular part of this mix. On Ride to Work Day, the practical side of riding becomes more visible as a larger number of America’s 8,000,000 cycles are ridden to work. Ride to Work Day helps demonstrate how these vehicles make parking easier and help traffic flow better. Studies have shown that across equal distances commuting motorcyclists reach their destinations in less time than those using automobiles, that motorcycles and scooters consume less resources per mile than automobiles, and that they take up less space on roads. Motorcycle and scooter riders seek improved employer recognition and support for this form of transportation, and more public and government awareness of the positive value of riding. Contact Ride To Work Day: Ride To Work, Inc., P.O. Box 1072, Proctor, Minnesota, 55810 USA www.ridetowork.org (218) 722-9806 Christine Holt: cholt@ridetowork.org Andy Goldfine: agoldfine@ridetowork.org Mission Statement: To advocate and support the use of motorcycles for transportation and to provide information about transportation riding to the public. Affiliated RTW Day Countries: Germany, Philippines, England, Germany, Israel, Turkey, Ecuador, United States, and many others. Newsletter: Sample issues of ‘The www.ridetowork.org/dailyrider Daily Rider’ newsletter are available for download at: History: A brief history of Ride to Work Day is available at: www.ridetowork.org/history Fact Sheet: A transportation motorcycling and scootering fact sheet is available at: www.ridetowork.org/facts RTW Day Photos and Art: Motorcycle commuting photos, ads, posters, banners, illustrations and other artwork is available for view and download at: www.ridetowork.org/art Page 15 NCOM NEWS BYTES compiled and edited by Bill Bish National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) QUARTERBACK CONTROVERSY - Much has been said in the mainstream press since a 62year-old woman driving a Chrysler New Yorker made a left turn into the path of an oncoming Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle being ridden within the speed limit by 24-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, sending him airborne and to the hospital for seven hours worth of surgery to repair multiple facial fractures, including his jaw and nose. Newspapers, television and radio reports from coast to coast and around the globe have maligned Big Ben for riding a motorcycle, and especially for riding without a helmet. What they've failed to mention in their news coverages, however, is that Roethlisberger's right-ofway was violated, and no helmet in the world can prevent an accident! An Internet search finds 55,100 hits for stories using the terms "Roethlisberger + accident + helmet,” and most of them are critical of the 24year-old accident victim and some even blame him for causing the collision. Some contain lists of dozens of other sports figures who have been hurt over the years while riding motorcycles, conveniently ignoring the fact that none of them suffered head injuries. It is also debatable whether or not a helmet would have benefitted Roethlisberger in his accident, since his injuries were to his face and only a full-face helmet could have prevented them, but the added weight of a larger helmet might have caused greater harm. In an interview with Pittsburgh's local CBS affiliate, facial surgeon Guy Catone said that a helmet could have in changed the mechanical forces Roethlisberger's accident, possibly making it worse; "The helmet is heavier and makes your head heavier, so your head travels through the windshield faster, and many patients that have head trauma or neck trauma after a motorcycle accident are ones that have helmets on and have gone through the windshield and fractured the neck so they become totally paralyzed." "The type of injuries this guy unfortunately had to suffer are of just the sort that we see, at least anecdotally, that often KILL riders who are helmeted," interjects motorcycle accident attorney Sam Hochberg of the nationwide Aid to Injured Motorcyclists organization. "In certain types of common impacts, it's being without a helmet that can save your life." In 2003, the state of Pennsylvania repealed the helmet law for riders more than twenty-one years old, and Governor Ed Rendell makes no apology for signing the law that allows adults to ride motorcycles without a helmet. "I know you'll be surprised hearing this from a Democrat, but I generally believe that government shouldn't get involved in things of personal choice," the governor told KDKA (CBS) in Pittsburgh. "The question is where you draw the line in a free society. How much do you regulate? And that was my decision," Rendell explained. "Ben Roethlisberger is a very smart, intelligent guy. And he made a choice for himself." NFL contracts often contain language that gives the team the right to go after a signing bonus if a player is hurt taking part in a risky venture -- which is what happened with the Cleveland Browns' Kellen Winslow Jr. But Roethlisberger's contract has nothing about motorcycle riding in it. Now in his third year as quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, last year Roethlisberger became the youngest quarterback ever to lead a team to the Super Bowl championship. ber of our Community who gave so much while he was with us, and continues to be a force for good with this law being passed in his honor," said Revere. MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE OKAYS HELMET LAW REPEAL - "Michigan's helmet repeal bill (Senate Bill 297) landed on the Gov.’s desk this morning (June 16th) at 9:20 a.m.," wrote Angel of the Confederation of Clubs of Michigan. "So if she does not veto it or sign it, she can let it lie on her desk for fourteen days and it will automatically become law. Call Governor Jennifer Granholm at: 517-335-7858 or 517-373-3400 and request she sign Senate Bill 297." Under the bill, sponsored by Sen. Alan Cropsey, R-DeWitt, a rider at least twenty-one years old, who's completed a motorcycle safety course and has been operating a bike for at least two years wouldn't have to wear a helmet. The Michigan House voted 66-37 on June 7th to repeal their 37-year-old helmet law -- the Senate first passed the bill in March 2005 - and it now goes to the governor to sign or veto the bill. Granholm has opposed changing the law. Similar legislation has cleared the House multiple times in the past, including 2004, only to die in the Senate. It has never reached a governor's desk. ILLINOIS BIKERS GO TO COURT TO PROTECT SAFETY FUNDS - Illinois motorcyclists, tipped off by state Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, have sought to block Governor Rod Blagojevich from using biker safety funds to bolster the state budget. An aide to Topinka, Blagojevich's Republican challenger, acknowledged alerting ABATE of Illinois that the governor intended to transfer specially earmarked motorcycle safety money to the state's general bank account. ABATE went to Sangamon County Circuit Court to prevent the Democratic governor from transferring money in the funds set aside for biker safety and training. Money in those funds comes from motorcycle registration fees and other surcharges paid by bikers. The group argued the governor lacks the constitutional authority to transfer the funds. Aides to the governor said state lawmakers approved the fund transfers, which gave Blagojevich the authority to move the money. A lawyer for the state told the court the money is needed to pay bills, and that the money transfers, totaling about $90 million from a number of specially earmarked funds, are part of the overall budget plan. A spokeswoman from the governor's office criticized the state Treasurer's long-standing opposition to fund transfers; "If Treasurer Topinka had her way, special interest funds would continue to sit unused year after year, serving no purpose whatsoever." Recently in Ohio, the Office of Budget and Management proposed transferring $750,000 from the state's Motorcycle Safety and Education Fund for other purposes, but motorcyclists' rights organizations throughout Ohio successfully persuaded the Ohio Controlling Board to deny the raid on this rider-supported fund. BIKERS APPLAUD SOUTH CAROLINA LAWMAKERS - ABATE of South Carolina applauds those SC legislators who worked to get S 772 and H 4307 passed this legislative session. S 772 was a bill that dealt with handlebar height restrictions and H 4307 corrected the property tax issue facing South Carolina motorcycle owners. Prior to H 4307 passing, motorcycles registered in South Carolina were taxed annually at a 10.5% assessment rate while other private, passenger vehicles such as cars and trucks, were taxed at a 6% assessment rate. H 4307 would set the assessment rate at 6% for all vehicles. "During the first half of the 116th General Assembly we passed S102 to provide Purple Heart tags for motorcyclists who have earned a Purple Heart while serving our country," said Fred Ruddock, ABATE of SC State Coordinator. "Our lone disappointment was the failure to pass S1027 to address defective traffic sensors at red lights." OKLAHOMA PASSES "JAGGERS" ROW LAW - "I'm very pleased to pass along the good news that SB1929, 'Jaggers' Law' has been signed into law by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry!," announced "Tiger Mike" Revere, State Coordinator for ABATE of Oklahoma and a member of the board of directors of the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM). "This law is designed to increase penalties for careless, irresponsible drivers that hurt and kill those they share the road with," explained ABATE Lobbyist Holly Swinford. Oklahoma's new law adds a one thousand dollar fine to fatality or injury wrecks where the conviction or guilty plea includes a traffic violation for Failure to Yield Right-Of-Way. The money raised will go into a Department of Public Safety fund to increase Motorcycling Safety Awareness, Reduction of Drunk/Impaired Driving, and Defensive Driving for young people. "This legislation is a fitting tribute to the late and beloved David Jaggers -- a very special mem- CANADIAN RIDERS PROTEST PROPOSED FEE HIKES - Thousands of Quebec bikers braved the cold rain on May 21 to protest a planned hike in motorcycle licensing fees in the province. An estimated 20,000 motorcycle enthusiasts tied up traffic for hours in the downtown core, where the Committee for Action on Politics in Motorcycling (CAPM) of Quebec staged the "Day of the Wolf" bikers' rights rally. Quebec motorcyclists are facing whopping increases in their driver’s permits and the fees to license a bike with the Government-run bodily injury insurance program. "It's not fair," one biker told Radio-Canada's all-news channel ahead of the rally. The provincial insurance agency is poised to raise the current $253 registration fee to $430 next year for most motorcycles or as high as $957 for some sport models. Registration and licensing fees are going up marginally across the board, but bikers say quadrupling the fees for sport bikes is outrageous. The provincial agency says expenses have outstripped revenues since 1982, and facing a $500 million annual deficit they won't have the funds to pay for car accident injuries without the increases. CAPM has been fighting this battle with the insurance agency since 1999, however this is the first instance where a proposed regulation to increase the rates has actually been proposed. Page 16 Similar protests were planned for Quebec City, Val d'Or, Rimouski, Alma and Sept-Iles, Que. There are 141,000 motorcycles registered in Quebec, and motorcycling in the province is a billion-dollar industry. The CAPM has formed a coalition with the dealers and manufacturers’ associations as the announcement of the rate hikes has caused a 40% decrease in new vehicle sales in 2006. WEIRD NEWS: BOLD MOTORCYCLISTS RIDING BLIND "I live for this," shouted VIP Charlotte Gotz over the distinctive rumble of an idling motorcycle. "I love Harleys," she told Greater Milwaukee Today for their article "Visually Impaired Passengers Feel The Thrill Of Open Road." The wind on their faces and scenery roaring past, VIPs (Visually Impaired Persons) rode along with members of ABATE of Wisconsin and West Bend and Hartford Harley Owners Group chapters for a BOLD (Blinded Outdoor Leisure Development) outing. The Richfield Lions Club supplies the VIP riders, and ABATE with the help of local HOG chapters, bring the bikes. "They're gutsy," said Andrew Olson of the BOLD passengers he's had over the past five or six years he has participated. "They're getting on with somebody they don't know, they don't know the road, what's around the next curve or where they're going," said Olson, a member of the West Bend HOG Chapter. "I would've thought it would be terrifying, but everyone I've ever taken with me knows how the bike handles, the countryside - their other senses are developed." When VIP and BOLD Director Marty Hutchings is asked why he enjoys the annual ride, he replied, "the feel of the wind in your hair, the open road, the freedom you have. It's something any biker would tell you."Prescott Valley Motorcycles Soon to Be a Giant Page 17 New Facility for Prescott Valley Motorcycles A new 12,000 sq. ft giant-size building is taking shape and towering over the skyline in Prescott Valley. Owner Jerry Wohlrabe says, "It's time to expand or get out of the business! We just can't afford to stay small anymore." According to Jerry, the new Victory Motorcycle line has taken off like gang busters and he simply does not have the space to display all the new Victory models along with unique line of American Performance Cycles, Lehman Trikes and Voyager Trike conversion kits. Jerry also has the best selection of used Harley's in the area. When completed in mid July, Prescott Valley Motorcycles will be a 15,000 sq. ft motorcycle complex that will feature a state of the art motorcycle sales, parts and service center for Victory, Harley Davidson, Indian, American Performance and custom motorcycles. During our interview Jerry said, "I have worked on the design of this new building for years. And what I most wanted to achieve was a total customer-friendly design and very pleasant atmosphere so that everyone who enters the new facilities will have a very enjoyable experience." Jerry also added that, "It would be very nice indeed if while they were here they purchased a new or used motorcycle." I don't think he has any worries there. Prescott Valley Motorcycles has a long history of excellent service after the sale. Jerry's son CJ is a member of PVM’s factory-trained service team and is extremely excited about working in the new center. The first thing he told me is that the swamp coolers are gone. “This new facility has a total climate-controlled environment. No matter what time of year it is, when you come in here you will be comfortably warm or pleasantly cool." He also added that from now on all service bikes will be kept inside the building from the time you drop it off until it is fully repaired and time to pick your bike up. The building’s colors will be silver and charcoal with orange trim. You will be amazed from the time you enter the front door, walk through the covered entry way and then on into the 5,000 sq. ft showroom, complete with a hard-finished, diagonal cut and polished concrete floor that looks like marble. The number of bikes, glittering with chrome and fine paint jobs, is staggering and the expanded parts and accessories’ area are there just for you. You will be sure to find what you need in new Motorcycle clothing and riding accessories area, especially if you are looking for leathers, leathers, and leathers. "The entire building is unique in this respect." Jerry said, "I designed it especially to be a motorcycle shop instead of just putting merchandise into a building. Every area from motorcycle display and sales, to the 4,000 sq. ft service area, right down to the customer rest rooms is designed so you can easily find your way thought the entire building. The building is handicapped assessable with no steps. It is going to be beautiful!" I couldn't say it better myself. So come mid-July, get out of the heat and ride up to Prescott Valley, check into a cool motel room, enjoy a great meal at one of our many fine restaurants and look for the new, open signs at Prescott Valley Motorcycles, at 6500 E, Hwy. 69, right in front of the old location. It is huge so you can’t miss it. Got questions give PVM a call at (928) 772-4266. Come Have Fun with Local 81 - Food Drive & Poker Ride" " By now I’m sure most of you've heard the news. This year’s Mtn. Madness has been canceled. Land developers are buying up the local acreage in the High Country to build condos on, seems that they have rated Az’s High Country as the best area to retire in. Cinder was able to book a weekend on a 100-acre track of land, about 15 miles west of Show Low and 20 miles East of Heber, for a 3-day run on August 25-27, 2006. The “Come Have Fun with Local 81 - Food Drive & Poker Ride” will benefit the local Love Kitchen. Cinder wants to fill a dumpster full of canned and nonperishable food items. RV hookups are available but spaces limited. There’s lots of area to camp, however. 50/50 Raffles, Food, Libation, Live Music, Vendors, etc. More details to follow as they come available. Vendors and FMI: Call Cinder 602-402-8837 Page 18 So You Can Reach Us. . . 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