That's Right! We're kicking off the 2011 Iron Steed 5 Card Draw Poker Run Series this weekend at Iron Steed HD. 5 Runs over the summer, one per month, ending on August 20th with our 4th Anniversary Bash.
Just like last year, each run will feature its own pot, with a portion of the money going to the series main. This year we sweetened that pot so that it will have a minimum of $1000!
Unlike last year, we have shortened it to 5 runs, and you may "Draw" up to two additional cards to fill in for missed runs or to just better your hand!
Questions? eMail us at events@ironsteedhd.com
or call the shop at (707)455-7000
The ABATE of Florida "Legislative Warriors' once again made their annual pilgrimage to the Florida Capital in Tallahassee. We have long since given up trying to figure out why, since so many members do not bother entering the capital to advocate for their rights/safety. Maybe by now they are aware that Monday is a travel day for many legislators and coffee in the capital is high priced. This year however there were a couple of twists that made attending very interesting for this writer. We feel fairly certain that most readers by now have arrived at the conclusion that we are not very big fans of the ABATE Lobbyist/President, NCOM BOD member James D. Reichenbach. So we were quite surprised when he professed his love for this writer (video end of post). We probably need to add a little background at this point lest regular readers think they are having flashbacks from the 60's. Seems a reporter, Gregg Fox from channel 2 out of central Florida showed with cameraman in tow and a list of pertinent questions re: "FUNDs" similar to ones some of us have repeatedly asked with little success. But then we don't have the same "cred" as Fox does. Check him out here. So we ain't gonna try and jump the gun on him, preferring instead to wait for his story. Were thinking it will be better than anything we have written in the last few years and are already salivating at the potential read . However we must comment on how amusing it looked as Doc was trying to get away from Mr. Fox and his camera and then after referring Mr. Cox to ABATE 's legal counsel (sorry, we are still trying to determine if that might not be an oxymoron, but then we ain't to bright maybe it's just moron), The Legal Counsel didn't seem to want to slow down long enough to answer questions either. We must have really looked bad because we couldn't keep up enough to catch audio. So anyway, here's the gig. Approx. 187 bikes showed. We added 10 in case we under counted so your still below 200 which is one of their poorest turnouts to date. As usual when Doc started to talk I turned my back to him wondering if he has that figured out yet. I did however find myself, as I was trying to decipher the rhetoric, thinking that this was very much like cult language or right wing supremacist (hmmm did we see any black bikers?) rhetoric railing against unseen and unnamed enemies out to get them. Mass paranoia maybe? This writer finds it increasingly difficult to find a reason why Senator Evers would want to spend political capital on this group. But then hey, there's a reason for everything right. We do hear capital shoe shines are going up in price.
When the show was over it was time to go into the capital and lobby, as we said, few did. But then that's relative, since there were so few there. We found ourselves listening to Doc being filmed railing about Airboat noise versus motorcycle noise wherein I had to search my burnt brain to remember the last time an air boat came down my street at 2:00am. He also railed about handicap parking stickers hanging from rearview mirrors as they may possibly block the view of a motorcycle coming up the rear (we have and will post the video when we get our good puter back). It was then that it hit me. Damn all them ABATE of Florida air fresheners they gave out, to be hung from rear view mirrors, must have been transparent! How lucky can any one organization be to have a leader with such foresight (airboats?) . So whilst Im standing there, by myself pondering such genius, all of sudden I see Doc running, well o.k. for Doc it was running o.k., he has short legs. But we won't discriminate. So yeah he's running over to me with some of his do boys, why does he always bring do boys, ands say, "rc, I hate your mother fucking guts and wanna kick your ass." Well ya see Doc, ya keep saying that, but ya just don't ever do nothing cept turn your head the other way if you see me walking down the hallway and your without your "crew". So, stupid me I ain't got my camera on, so I grab it, turn on the video, and record the following:
For us, the story does not end here. Tomorrow we attend a red light camera protest.
Tomorrow, we get our computer back and post some more pics and vids.
Some of you may remember when we first embarked upon this journey. Or Not! ARGUE FOR YOUR LIMITATIONS AND THEY ARE YOURS-RICHARD BACH
We have been talking for the last 2 years about the documentary that we have been doing with the Warlocks Motorcycle Club. 2 members will be coming in the middle of April to look through all the film with Charlie, owner of Big 7 Productions Finally get the documentary completed. It is 30 hours of film that we have been slowly gathering from the Florida Mother Chapter Daytona week party, The National event in 2010 West Virginia, to the Lincolnshire, England Warlocks event. We had alot of fun and did alot of work. A documentary like this has not been done since 1969 "Hells AngelsForever". This will turn out to be a classic.
Once again Charlie will be playing at the Sacramento Hells Angels Spring Fling,
April 16th 2011. This is a great event to have a good time, eat good food, enjoy great music, and just to support the club. There will be raffles, merchandise and alot of people. So make sure your coming to have fun.
The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum at Daytona Bike Week 2011
The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame was at the Antique Motorcycle Club of America meet in Eustis, Florida on March 4th—6th during Daytona Bike Week. What a great event. We are posting several images and videos of the event to our members only area on our website—if you’re not a member, you can sign up at the
From there we travel to the AMA Flat track races in Barberville, FL. If you have never been to an AMA race and especially the Flat Track Series, you are missing a very exciting event. Check it out, you will not be disappointed.
Our last stop was the International Master Bike Builders Association Custom Bike Show at the Blue Grotto Club located at the Halifax Marina right off Beach Street in Daytona. Many great bikes and custom builders were in attendance as well as about 30 riders and IMBBA members from Italy. It did start with a little language barrier, but the common denominator being our passion for the sport of motorcycling broke down any walls, so all had a great time. The Dan Lawson Band was the feature act for the day! It was a great show and a great party! Thanks to Jeff Starke and Freddie Arnold of the IMBBA for the invitation. www.sturgismuseum.com. Welcome to our Newest Sponsor—Motorcycle USA The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame would like to welcome our newest sponsor, Motorcycle USA—Medford, Oregon. Motorcycle USA is an on-line magazine and covers all types of power sports news the world over. Features including Street, Cruiser, Dirt, ATV, and Scooters. You will see motorcycle and gear reviews, up to date racing results, videos, tons of photos of rallies, a buyer’s guide and even fantasy racing. MC USA has it all! In addition to all the breaking news, Motorcycle USA has a great sister company, Motorcycle Superstore. So, if you see something cool in the on-line magazine, you can click a button and go to the Superstore to make your purchase.
Again, we would like to thank Rea McLean and the great folks at Motorcycle USA for their support and we ask that YOU support them as well. To check it out go to www.mototcycle-usa.com Tickets on Sale for Hall of Fame Breakfast and Induction Ceremony If you are going to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally this year and would like to live and feel the history of this great sport, then don’t miss this event. The Hall of fame Breakfast will be held on Wednesday August 10, 2011 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City. Among many great names in the motorcycle industry inducted this year will include "Evel" Knievil and Don Emde to name a couple of the industry dignitaries. The cost is $35 per person or you can reserve a table of 8 for $300. Individual seating is first come, first serve, so get there early to get up close and personal as history is made.
Further details on the event can be found at www.sturgismuseum.com. The dates are April 15—17th. The place is the Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, PA. The event is the
The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum will be a huge part of this event with a 3,500 square foot exhibit featuring bikes loaned to us by many friends of the museum including Kiwi Indian Motorcycle (Riverside, Ca.), Bob’s Indian Sales (Etters, Pa.), Velocity Cycles (Mechanicsburg, Pa.), Antique Automobile Club of America (Hershey, Pa.), and last but certainly not least, the American Motorcyclist Association (Pickerington, Oh.).
In addition to the museum and our friends being in attendance, the Legendary Buffalo Chip Campground, Loud American Roadhouse, The Custom Chrome International Bike Show, great concerts, Dave Perewitz (Museum Hall of Famer), Eddie Trotta, and so much more space doesn’t allow us to list all the great things about this road show.
For all the details, go to Sturgis Road Show. If you are anywhere remotely close to that part of the country on that weekend and want the time of your life for a reasonable price, this is the place for you! www.sturgisroadshow.com BIKERNET.COM MUSEUM FEATURE OF THE MONTH
NEW museum exhibit "The Early Days" Simply follow the link to a great story about the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame’s newest addition. http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=8896 Custom Chrome International Bike Show Series As we have stated many times, we support those who support the museum. The month of March was no exception. as we attended two great custom motorcycle shows in California and Germany. These were two of the four Custom Chrome International Bike Shows set for 2011..
Both events were well attended and had some absolutely outstanding entries. These bikes can be seen on the members page at
While at these shows, we had some great meetings with several potential sponsors that we will tell you about in the weeks and months to come.
For further info on these shows and the upcoming show at the Sturgis Road Show, go to www.sturgismuseum.com. www.customchrome.com All roads lead to Harrisburg, PA in April for the Sturgis Road Show
