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| CLEARWATER July 28 2010 — 47-year-old William Sawyer of Clearwater was leaving a business on Hercules Avenue when a cage pulling out of an apartment complex collided with him. We are very pleased to report that Sawyer suffered NO serious injuries. However it does appear from the photo there was another victim involved. His motorcycle looks to be a total loss. |
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July 25 2010 Green,
Ohio: This past
Saturday, hundreds of motorcycles lined up the parking lot of
Greensburg Park in Green to ride out for Michael "Big
Mike" Kerr, who tragically passed away in 2008 in a
motorcycle accident. The silver lining in that tragedy was that
Big Mike was an organ donor and by his being a donor, he gave
life to two other individuals who showed their support for the
Kerr family by riding in the event themselves.
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| July 24 2010 Muskegon
Michigan (Bike Time) will continue: Muskegon's Bike Time
festival last weekend pulled off another successful year, luring
an estimated 120,000 people downtown for three days of chrome
leather, and thrills, festival organizers said. The record
turnout - including an estimated 60,000 motorcycles - was enough
to convince organizers that Bike Time, in its fourth year, is
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I was on a ride through Bushnell the other day
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A passion
for motorcycles and finding a cure for cancer led Midland
business owner Fred Pickering to design a motorcycle called The
Diamond P and use it to raise money for the American Cancer
Society. The Diamond P was built by Vinnie Dimartino and Cody Connelly of New York-based V-Force Customs. The pair were featured on the TLC show "American Chopper" when they worked for Orange County Choppers. Pickering, owner of Pickering Automotive Service,
said he's felt the impact of cancer and wants to make a
difference in defeating the disease. His father, Oscar
Pickering, died of cancer in 1984.
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January
1 2010 JACKSONVILLE
Florida – About 100 bikers kicked off 2010 with a ride through
the streets of Onslow County – but to ride, these bikers first
had to give back. |
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Give your Lady Miles of Smiles with a
VIBE RIDER The stimulator is connected to a control box which is small enough to be mounted anywhere on the bike and turning it on is as easy as flipping a switch. We even built in a turbo button that allows you to by pass the synchronized mode and go right into high power mode. The RIDER is definitely in control. We don’t mean to brag, but rest assured we have designed the Vibe-Rider to work on all motorcycles and fit in any type of seat - its easy to install too. |
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December 31 2009
I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, WHAT IS FLORIDA
WAITING FOR??? HELP BIKERS OUT!!! ILLINOIS HAS SEEN THE
LIGHT!!! Chicago : A statewide ban on texting while driving is one of nearly 275 new laws that take effect on Jan. 1, in Illinois. "It's back to basics," he said. "Keep your eyes on the road. "Under the new ban, drivers can check and send messages only if they pull over to the side of the road, their car is in park or neutral or if they're sitting still in traffic, for instance at a train crossing. The law doesn't prevent drivers from reading directions on the screen of a navigation system. A similar measure also makes it illegal to use a cell phone in a school or construction zone without a handsfree device. Fines can range from $75 to $150, though judges can increase them. |
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Sick
of you pants blowin' up? Then get a pair of StoneyStrapsTM |
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MEET ATHENA "Chickie" Ransom |
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AMERICAN CHOPPER LAWSUIT??? The father/son team behind the hit TV series American Chopper may be heading to court. Paul Teutul, Sr. has filed a lawsuit against son Paul Teutul, Jr. over who has control of Orange County Choppers, the family company made famous by the long-running reality show. Paul Tuetul, Sr. claims his son misappropriated assets and took part in "competitive business activities" that damaged the company. |
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December 2009 Well there is a whole new Continent of SUCKERS
ready to pay up,because West Coast Choppers has gone EURO. Based
in Barcelona Spain the new WCC Website has all the JJ gear, and
is even offering free stickers with a purchase. The site claims
to bring all the latest news from Long Beach CA. to eager fans
across the pond. Visitors can see what´s new in the Garage,
follow Jesse’s misadventures and check what´s cooking at WCC.
So now all the European's can see all the news in there own
language. So now them guys' can Pay up sucker! www.westcoastchoppers-europe.com |
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 The Scootergoods Meet & Greet December 12th at Kool Kat's in Belleview,had a great crowd.
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 All us Scooterfolk from down South, went up and we all had a Blast with Ridgerunner & the Leesburgers
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Sunday November 15th
was the 1st Stormie's Country Bar's BIKER APPRECIATION BASH |
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A BIG ATA BIKER to
every Scooterhead that came out to Support Bern & Ann on
November 14th |
WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN
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While I was on a run for Bern & Ann November 14th I parked my Scoot went into the 2nd stop and my Bike was hit by a Cager and knocked to the ground. I would like to personally thank the fine Scooterfolk pictured left for picking it up and informing me of the mishap. I am pleased to report I rode off on the rest of the run without any problems. A ding in the tank and some cosmetic damage was it. It just goes to prove WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN and the biker community is alive and well in Florida. Thank you both so much for your brotherhood. I will never forget your kind deed to a fellow Biker. "DonV"
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The Scootergoods Magazine
Staff
WEEKI WACHEE SMOKEOUT
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FHP releases description of truck that ran over motorcyclist The Florida Highway Patrol released information today about the truck officials say ran over and killed a motorcyclist this weekend and did not stop. John C. Eaton, 46, was thrown from his motorcycle after being rear-ended about 6:45 p.m. Sunday on U.S. 17 near the Brass Rail Pub in DeLeon Springs. While on the ground, Eaton was run over by a second vehicle, a light blue Chevy Silverado with a white topper. The vehicle may not have front-end damage, Sgt. Kim Montes said, but troopers believe the undercarriage and radiator were damaged.Eaton, who had just pulled out of the pub, was thrown into the northbound lanes of the highway when the pickup struck him as he tried to get out of the way. Anyone with information is asked to call FHP investigators at 407-737-2213
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IS THIS AMERICA or DO ASSWIPES RUN THE SHOW? Our beloved symbol of
freedom is under attack again in Albany Oregon. The Oaks
Apartment complex has banned Old Glory from being flown in
honor. Fellow Biker Jim Clausen who son is on his way back to
Iraq for the second time flies the Flag on both his bikes. But
here’s the Schitt, it seems some of the residents feel
OUR FLAG is offensive and interrupts the flow of the "Ethnically
Diverse" Complex & Clausen has been threatened with
eviction if he does not remove the flag from his bike. OUR
FLAG is the symbol of struggle to attain freedom and should be
flown by any American, anywhere, anytime. And if the Towel
heads, Muslims and Mexicans don’t like it, they need to go
back to their own country and fight for their own freedom
instead of coming here and getting on welfare and bitchin’ DonV. |
Responses to the Article Above
HERE IS THE LAW
This Bullschitt about not flying the flag was settled long
ago. On July 24, 2006, President Bush signed into law the
Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005. The law is short
and to the point.
A condominium association, cooperative association or residential real estate management association (i.e. a homeowner association) may not adopt or enforce any policy, or enter into any agreement, that would restrict or prevent a member of the association from displaying the flag of the United States on residential property within the association with respect to which such member has a separate ownership interest or a right to exclusive possession or use.
What the hell is the matter with those people! They need their assess kicked, and then be deported right back to where their sorry asses came from. The American Flag is the most sacred symbol the American people possess. And if those Asswipes don't respect it they need to go. Karen, New Port Richey
My husband and I both agree that it is everyones right as an American to fly "OUR FLAG when and where we want. We have fought for this right thru generations. Tell those "Ethnicly Diverse" people to go back to their own countries and stop depleting our funds and taking our jobs from the American people. Get the ACLU people involved, they will help fight this action. GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM.....
I can't believe what they are trying to do, not allowing our Flag to be flown by the Father of a soldier now serving. Is the apartment complex run by non-tax paying Iraqy immigrants or what. I am with you, they can all kiss our RED -WHITE and BLUE BIKER ASSES and go back to their own Countries, instead of coming here and as you put it BEING ASSWIPES. Paul, Dunedin Florida
Are you kidding me? Every time I see one of these stories about home owners associations, businesses and now this apartment complex about removing OUR COUNTRY'S FLAG I want to SCREAM!!! What the hell are these people thinking! Fly the flag and fly it proud!!! Mine is always flying in front of my house !!!! It seems to me that some of our fellow countrymen have forgotten what our country is built on. I hope Jim Clausen tells the residents that feel it is offensive to get the hell out of our country and don't let the "boat" hit them in the ass!!! Traci England
F--k those FLAG HATING
F--k's
C. M.
First I would like to thank John
Clausen's son for serving his country. Now flying
the American flag is a closed issue. It is federal
law that "any American" has the right to display
the American flag (in a proper manner) at any time or place.
Any person, persons or organization that infringes upon that right
is in violation of federal law and subject to prosecution. We the
people must assure that our sorry ass government at all stages
enforces the law on a consistent basis. Now I said: "any
American"! Just because someone's feet may be standing on
American soil or breathing American air - does not make them an
American. Unless these people who are so concerned about their
" ethnically diversity flow" are paying American taxes,
speak the English
language and engage in the American
way of life (which I doubt) - they have "NO"
American rights - PERIOD! Again - We the people must stand united
and take our country back - forget the "politically
correct" and passive thought process. Unless we make a
stand together and do something about it, issues such as the flag,
illegal immigrants and all the other bullshit that we have allowed
to happen will only get worse! Personally I display three American
flags at my home and the 2nd amendment gives me the right to
keep and bear arms to defend that right. Mess with my flags and they
will be prying my cold dead fingers from them before they get them
(that's a fact not a threat)!
Brother
John Clark
| On October 24th 2009 Mike's Pub in
Homosassa had a Customer Appreciation Party. New Owner Mike
Cornish along with Brian cooked some great chicken on the smoker
and all the fixin's where included FREE! Live Music was provided
by Blackwater Jack.
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October 21, 2009 Chickie’s Pub - Down N Dirty Bike Night 10/21/09 Hosted by Scootergoods own - The Big Ragoo. The Bike Night continues to gain momentum, however this story is about just one bike out of all others at bike night. A swap meet special - a 1969 FLH pan/shovel head, suicide shift 4 speed, that was originally built in 1995 by Bill Young and his wife Candi. All the parts to build this FLH were obtained from swap meets then rebuilt and machined by Bill himself to which the bike has an "assembled" title. Bill and Candi ride their swapmeet special everyday however 3 years ago the bike needed to be rebuilt again. Back to the swap meets and on Wednesday 10/21/09 at 5:30pm the bike was finished and ready for the road. Bill and Candi’s first ride was up to Chickie’s Bike Night and won "Best American" in the bike show. Now the Big Ragoo knew no history on this bike before he picked it as a show winner, so does he know how to pick them or what? Is Bill and Candi true "bikers or not"? Congratulations on a job well done. Brother John |
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 Thanks to Every Veteran that served Our Country. |
 And God Bless the Families of those who have Fallen. |
 This Tribute Trike is testament to their fight for freedom. |
 Pictures Sent in By John C U.S. Army Veteran. |
 Thanks to all the Scooterheads that came out to support fellow biker Jeff Cheatham at the Ramble Inn on October 17th. Jeff was bitten by an insect and has undergone many days of hospitalization. |
 Sandy, Zoie, and the Ramble Inn staff did a great job and the Scootergoods Team was proud to be a part of it. Hope to see you back on the Bike Soon Jeff! |
 On Saturday October 17th the Scootergoods team stopped by the EDGE in Weeki Wachee for their Edgetoberfest. The featured menu Item was $5 Steak, & MAN IT WAS GOOD!!! |
 Another great thing about the Edge is they have great Prices & $2 Dom. Long Necks all the Time. Also Land O Lakes Seafood has leased the kitchen. They have 4 boats out fishin' all the time so now The Edge is serving the freshest seafood in Hernando County. SEE MAP |
Thanks to Richard Palamore sales
manager at Love Motorsports and to All the Scooterheads that went on the
their Run September 26th 2009 to Support A Little Boy with Ehlers-Danlos
Syndrome!
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We would like to thank all the
Scooterheads that came out to support VFW POST 3107 in Dunnellon on
Sept 19th 2009. And also R-STYLE & Kathy
Jo and Bluzification Band for the great music.
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DING DONG
THE WE HOPE THAT SCUMBAG |
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Saturday The 30th
of May
2009
The
ceremony designating CR
673 & CR 476B as VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY took place at the entrance to Florida
National Cemetery, in Bushnell. Afterward a reception was held at Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post 10167 where the traveling memorial wall
was on display. The event was attended by the Patriot Guard Riders,
ALR Riders, DAV Riders along with Myself and several Scootergoods
Staffers. It was an honor to be a part of the Ceremony "GOD BLESS
AMERICA"
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April 17 2009
Crystal River Fl. With everything going on in the
financial world today it is great to see a NEW Biker Bar Opening
up. Mickey’s Bar & Billiards in Crystal River celebrated their Grand Opening with Bikes, Beer, Grubb and Babes on April 17th. Mickey’s was once the old convenience store next to Tire Kingdom on Rte 44.
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The joint is all polished up now and has plenty of paved bike parking. There is no shortage of hottie’s
Owner George and the
girls, and you will definitely be back time and time again. Great Prices, Hot
Babes, Biker Owned & Operated.
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Yankees From Ohio Support Our TroopsPictured on his new custom-built Soft tail is Sgt. Shane Dray who just returned from a one year deployment to Iraq. Well while Shane was doing his duty, his father-in-law Red Benson (right) of Red’s Custom Cycles and Shane’s dad Marvin where pretty busy building that sweet ride, which they presented to him upon his return. Many hours where put in by the duo last summer and fall building the bike from the ground up. Thanks for your time served Sgt. Dray from all the folks in Washington Courthouse Ohio and the entire Scootergoods Staff. Enjoy your time ridin’ and don’t forget to ask them older guys to join along with you.
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April 6 2009
Update on the Veterans Tribute Bike Fundraiser leaving Jacksonville
in support of Operation Dust-Off |
New Release
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A whole schittload of Scooterfolk showed up for Willards Bikefest
in Morriston, benefiting the local Fire Dept. It is a yearly event
held the 1st weekend in April. You can camp out and they had great live
music, provided by --The Local Traffic Band --
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In an unprecedented move that has put the motorcycle industry
on alert, the Department
of Transportation has passed a bill that intends to outlaw
"chrome finishes that cover any engine, frame, or headlight
assembly on new motorcycles."*"Chrome is the silent
killer," asserts DOT spokesman Melvin P. Meyers, "and if
we can rid motorcycles-- especially cruisers-- of the shiny chrome
that distracts motorists and causes accidents, our roads will be a
safer place."Last year, Meyers earned the respect and
bafflement of sportbike enthusiasts when he tried to pass an
amendment that would have legalized wheelies, and the move to
eliminate chrome has led one motorcycle advocacy
group to proclaim that, "[Meyers] is not only trying
to undermine the cruiser business, he's also a closet crotch
rocket junky who harbors a deep desire to see only sportbikes on public
roads."
Sent in By Chris & Cathy W.
| What will you be doin' when
you're 92 ? Doris Garrett celebrated her 92nd Birthday
on the back of a scoot! The Destin Florida woman was ridden to
Sunday
School. READ
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April 1 2009: The King of
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March 28 2009 All States should follow N. Carolina: Hundreds more illegal immigrants will be deported from North Carolina this year, as five new counties begin working with federal immigration agents. North Carolina already has a reputation for being among the nation's most aggressive states in rooting out illegal immigrants in its jails. Eight counties helped deport more than 3,100 inmates last year. READ MORE
March 28 2009 California BIKER awarded $8.6 million in motorcycle-pig crash: The jury ruled Friday that the state was responsible for Adam Rogers' injuries because officials knew that wild pigs regularly crossing a stretch of Highway 1 just south of the Carmel River were creating a dangerous situation, but they did nothing to address it. READ MORE
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March 28 2009 Merely
to say Ron Finch can get things done is an understatement. Ron has
built some bikes that would have the late Ed Roth scartchin his ass
wondering how he did it. SEE
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Ron's latest creation the "Captivator"
will debut at the one world's largest swap meets In Michigan on
Sunday March 29, 2009.
Thousands of motorcycle buyers are expected to pack the 130,000-plus
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Another Scootergoods HARD TIMES RUN is in the books. On March 21st we started out at Gatorbay Marina in Leesburg. Kevin has some great breakfast sandwiches and gave us all free coffee and orange juice. The 1st-2nd & 3rd winners each received $118.00. The total pot was $354.00 We left Gatorbay in a pack at NOON and took some back roads over to Kickstands Saloon.
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March 22 2009
You can always count on Vance & Hines to come up with a sweet
set of pipes. The latest bid is Monster Ovals which provide more
power with less noise. Here's the good part they are SLIP ON, with
no fussing around BUT you must have your scoot re-tuned. They cost
right around 700.00 bucks. Currently they are available. |
The Greasee Kulture Krew LOVES
TIT'S & TATS
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March 20 2009 The Harley-Davidson styling as well as its famous bar and shield logo has long been featured on four wheels as well as two with a special edition of Ford’s F-150. But the Milwaukee manufacturer has upped the ante with eighteen wheels of Harley influence seen in the International Lone Star Harley-Davidson Special Edition big rig. READ MORE
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March 18
2009 A motorbike ridden and worked on by the
legendary Burt Munro sold this evening for $71,000 - well exceeding
expectations of around $35,000. Invercargill’s Munro,
featured in the movie The World’s Fastest Indian, set
world land speed records on Indians, but he spent most of his time
racing at home on Velcotte drag racing bike. READ MORE |
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March 5th 2009
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DAYTONA BEACH -- You'd think they were rock stars, from all the camera flashes around two firefighters stationed at the corner of Main Street and Wild Olive Avenue during Bike Week. A guy wearing a Viking biker helmet was taking photos of the firemen -- emergency medical technicians whose regular jobs are fire truck driver engineers. The shiny red Harley-Davidson Firefighter Edition Road Kings where manned by THE MOTOR MEDICS, Ryan Bigger and Raymond Capitola, the Motor Medics. About seven times during their Wednesday night rotation, between 7 p.m. and 4 a.m., Bigger, 31, and Capitola, 33, maneuvered their motorcycles with sirens screaming through traffic and crowds, responding to calls.
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March 5th 2009: The
Willy's Tropical tattoo Old School Bike Show was great too! $2
beer!!!! That's right $2 beer at Willy's!Thanks Willy! There
was no shortage of good lookin' babes there either. (right)
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Harley-Davidson is launching a new Spring 2009 National Retail Promotion, entitled 'Get Flames, Get Fire.' The featured item, the Harley-Davidson Custom Grill, includes a set of tongs, a spatula and a fabric carrying bag. The grill and tools are made of heavy-duty steel for a long life and feature the distinctive Bar and Shield logo. |
February 27th 2009 It
appears 2 Commie Bastids where allowed to explore the Harley-Davidson
Museum®.
(I hope they charged them double) along with their wives and
some others commies. Zhou Wenzhong, the Ambassador of the People's
Republic of China to the U.S., and Huang Ping, Consul General of the
People's Republic of China made a brief visit to Milwaukee to speak with
Company leaders.
(wonder if it was about the chrome)
READ
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February
23rd 2009: FLORIDA::: More than
two months after the wreck that killed
46-year-old Mark LaChapelle a
Crestview woman Juanita D.Young has been charged in the fatal crash.
Florida Highway Patrol investigators say she violated the right of
way by turning her 2003 Dodge truck in front of LaChapelle's 2006 Harley
Davidson. On Nov. 3, 2008, Young was traveling north on State Road 85
about 10:30 p.m. when she tried to turn onto Little Silver Road and into
the path of LaChapelle, according to the FHP. LaChapelle struck the front
right side of the truck. LaChapelle had been driving home from his
civilian job at Eglin Air Force Base when he was killed. He had a wife,
daughter and granddaughter.
No court date has been set for
Young.
Story Courtesy of www.brainbucketmag.com
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A
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Are your motorcycle
leather saddle bags losing their original shape from the Sun, Rain
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February 18th 2009 There where quite a few Shiny BUMS and Scooterheads at the Thunder Inn for their Leather & Lace Party on Valentine's Day Feb,14th supporting Operation Yellow Bow for OUR TROOPS
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February 16, 2009 Arrest
made in Largo traffic homicide (Article sent
in by Dan Spell) : -- James E. Laier, 57, has been arrested on
a charge of DUI manslaughter and DUI with serious bodily injury,
seven months after a crash that killed a motorcyclist in Largo
and left his passenger with an amputated leg.
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was extradited from Kane
County, Ill., to the Pinellas
County Jail, where he was served with the arrest
warrants today. Largo Police Sgt. George Edmiston said the
crash occurred around 2 a.m. July 18, 2008.Motorcyclist John Prado,
21, was headed south on Ridge Road SW with passenger Heather Lynn
Cook, 20, on the back. Both were wearing helmets. Laier and his
passenger Frederick Belanger were headed east on Lakeside Drive in
Laier's pickup. The pickup ran through the stop sign, Edmiston
said, and the motorcycle had no way to avoid the collision.
Prado's red Yamaha sports bike crashed into the back of the
extended cab of Laier's pickup, killing Prado instantly and
ejecting Cook.At the hospital, Cook needed to have one of her legs
amputated. Her current condition is unclear .Laier suffered
moderate injuries; his passenger minor ones. At Bayfront
Medical Center, police drew blood from Laier to determine
if he was driving
under the influence.Edmiston said that at the scene of the
crash, cans of Icehouse beer came tumbling out of the pickup onto
the street.Laier's blood alcohol concentration was found to be
0.196 and 0.195, Edmiston said. In Florida, 0.08 is the level at
which police presume intoxication. Laier left the hospital that
night. Two days later -- before the tests results had come back --
Laier left his home on Lakeside Drive and fled to Illinois,
Edmiston said. He wasn't found until recently when he was booked
into jail in Illinois for an aggravated battery against a woman.
Laier is being held at the Pinellas County Jail. His bail is set
at $55,000
February
2009 – The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame is accepting
nominations for the 2009 Freedom Fighters Hall of Fame.
Well it's OFFICIAL
Scootergoods has been reporting on it,and now it has finally happened. There
WILL BE NO MORE BIKEWEEKS
IN MYRTLE BEACH The screws have been turned by citizens unwilling to as
they put it
TAKE ANY MORE. (List of New Rules to right)
The city has
implemented stricter noise and muffler rules, AND get this a
local helmet law, Them Dicks have circumvented state law.
Because S.Carolina has no helmet law. Now ain't that some underhanded
schitt and downright prejudicial in my book. I think they
should ban stupid schitt like golf there and leave red
blooded American Bikers alone. We have poured millions into
the local economy over the years and it will be missed as all
the biker bars shrivel up and die a little at a time.
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December 2008
28th Annual Suncoast Brotherhood Toy Run
I am convinced SANTA IS A FELLOW BIKER and he has
alot of helpers. That was made clear in the Kmart parking lot in Dunedin at the
Sumcoast Brotherhood Toy Run. (It was like being whisked away to WHOVILLE BUT
WITH BEER)There was some tasty elfette’s there too all dressed up in their
usual christmas fetish gear. There was 100's of scoots! Holy Schitt now that’s
a run! It took quite a while to get everyone situated in the parking lots. And
like I said there where some hot elfette’s runnin around spreading Cheer. The
procession left Kmart and whistled
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down Main St. to the cheer of spectators as bikers threw candy to the crowds. Beer was cheap at $2 Bucks,YEP only $2 bucks. The American Legion and ALR Riders
helped make the event run smoothly also. There where over 3 large trailers of Bicycles for the kids along with a mountain of toys. Thanks to all that rode to help l the less fortunate of Pinellas County.
The 3rd Annual Weeki Wachee SMOKEOUT took place on December 6th
2008. We had a great time!
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In celebration of the life of Norman Kauffman, Rocky,
owner of KSC Cycles in Belleview Florida, who was taken away in a motorcycle
accident on August 5, 2008, there will be a memorial run to help raise
funds for Rocky's final preparations.Rocky was riding with David Daniels
on their motorcycles going north on CR25 in Weirsdale when an accident
occurred involving both of them which took both of their lives.On Sunday
August 10, 2008 you can join the run in support starting at Gringo's in
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Bikers donate $11,000 for needy veterans in
Hernando County
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Samantha
Morgan, fearless Wall of Death Rider
died suddenly in West Palm Beach May 2nd 2008
Her oldest, and close friend, Thomas “Criminal” Cavanaugh is
handling all of the arrangements for
Celebration to be held on Saturday, May 24, at the VFW Hall
2:00pm-6:00pm, 1126
Clare Ave. West Palm
Beach, Florida 33401.Food donations for this memorial are greatly
appreciated. Criminal can be reached at on
his cell #561-236-6235If
anyone would like to send flowers, cards or letters, please address them
to:
The Fraternal Order of Eagles
2500
North Military Trail Suite 105
West Palm Beach, Florida 33409
Attention: Thomas Cavanaugh, Secretary.
Samantha Morgan Storm is one of the pioneers of modern motorcycling women.
She loved the excitement,
the travel, the people and the worlds her famous Indian motorcycles
carried her to, all within that “Thrill Arena.”
She will be deeply missed by so many.
Iconic daredevil Evel Knievel dies at 69
CLEARWATER,
Fla. - Evel
Knievel's hard life killed him — it just took longer than he
or anyone else might have expected.
The hard-living motorcycle daredevil, whose bone-breaking,
rocket-powered jumps and stunts made him an international icon in the
1970s, died Friday. He was 69. He had been in failing health for
years, suffering from diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable
condition that scarred his lungs. He had undergone a liver transplant
in 1999 after nearly dying of hepatitis C, likely contracted through a
blood transfusion after one of his many spills. He also suffered two
strokes in recent years.Longtime friend and promoter Billy Rundle said
Knievel had trouble breathing at his Clearwater condominium and died
before an ambulance could get him to a hospital."It's been coming
for years, but you just don't expect it. Superman just doesn't die,
right?" said Rundle, organizer of the annual "Evel
Knievel Days" festival in the daredevil's Butte, Mont.,
hometown.Knievel's son Kelly, 47, said he had visited his father in Clearwater
for Thanksgiving."I
think he lived 20 years longer than most people would have" after
so many injuries, Kelly Knievel said. "I think he willed himself
into an extra five or six years."Immortalized in the Washington's
Smithsonian
Institution as "America's Legendary Daredevil,"
Knievel was best known for a failed attempt to jump an Idaho canyon on
a rocket-powered cycle and a spectacular crash at Caesar's
Palace in Las
Vegas. He suffered nearly 40 broken bones before he retired in
1980.For the tall, thin daredevil, the limelight was always
comfortable, the gab glib. There always were mountains to climb, feats
to conquer."No king or prince has lived a better life," he
told The Associated Presss in May 2006. "You're looking at a guy
who's really done it all. And there are things I wish I had done
better, not only for me but for the ones I loved."He garbed
himself in red, white and blue and had a knack for outrageous yarns:
"Made $60 million, spent 61. ...Lost $250,000 at blackjack once.
... Had $3 million in the bank, though."His death came just two
days after it was announced that he and rapper Kanye
West had settled a federal lawsuit over the use of Knievel's
trademarked image in a popular West music video.Although he dropped
off the pop culture radar in the '80s, Knievel enjoyed a resurgence in
popularity in recent years. He made a good living selling autographs
and endorsing products. Thousands came to Butte every year as his
legend was celebrated during "Evel
Knievel Days.""They started out watching me bust my
ass, and I became part of their lives," Knievel said.
"People wanted to associate with a winner, not a loser. They
wanted to associate with someone who kept trying to be a
winner."He began his daredevil career in 1965 when he formed a
troupe called Evel
Knievel's Motorcycle Daredevils, a touring show in which he
performed stunts such as riding through fire walls, jumping over live
rattlesnakes and mountain lions and being towed at 200 mph behind
dragster race cars.In 1966 he began touring alone, barnstorming the
West and doing everything from driving the trucks, erecting the ramps
and promoting the shows. In the beginning he charged $500 for a jump
over two cars parked between ramps.He steadily increased the length of
the jumps until, on New
Year's Day 1968, he was nearly killed when he jumped 151 feet
across the fountains in front of Caesar's
Palace. He cleared the fountains but the crash landing put him
in a coma for a month.His son Robbie Knievel followed in his father's
daredevil footsteps and successfully completed the same jump in April
1989.In the years after the crash, the fee for the elder Knievel's
performances increased to $1 million for his jump over 13 buses at
Wembley Stadium in London
— the crash landing broke his pelvis — to more than $6 million for
the Sept. 8, 1974, attempt to clear the Snake River Canyon in Idaho
in a rocket-powered "Skycycle."
The money came from ticket sales, paid sponsors and ABC's "Wide
World of Sports."The parachute malfunctioned and deployed after
takeoff. Strong winds blew the cycle into the canyon, landing him
close to the swirling river below.On Oct. 25, 1975, he jumped 14
Greyhound buses at Kings
Island in Ohio.Knievel
decided to retire after a jump in the winter of 1976 in which he was
again seriously injured. He suffered a concussion and broke both arms
in an attempt to jump a tank full of live sharks in the Chicago
Amphitheater. He continued to do smaller exhibitions around the
country with his son, Robbie.Many of his records have been broken by
daredevil motorcyclist Bubba Blackwell.Knievel also dabbled in movies
and TV, starring as himself in "Viva Knievel" and with
Lindsey Wagner in an episode of the 1980s TV series "Bionic
Woman." George
Hamilton and Sam
Elliott each played Knievel in movies about his life.Evel
Knievel toys accounted for more than $300 million in sales for
Ideal and other companies in the 1970s and '80s.Born Robert Craig
Knievel in the copper mining town of Butte on Oct. 17, 1938, Knievel
was raised by his grandparents. He traced his career choice back to
the time he saw Joey Chitwood's Auto Daredevil
Show at age 8.Outstanding in track and field, ski jumping and ice
hockey at Butte
High School, he went on to win the Northern Rocky Mountain Ski
Association Class A Men's ski jumping championship in 1957 and played
with the Charlotte Clippers of the Eastern Hockey League in 1959.He
also formed the Butte Bombers semiprofessional hockey team, acting as
owner, manager, coach and player.Knievel also worked in the Montana
copper mines, served in the Army, ran his own hunting guide service,
sold insurance and ran Honda motorcycle dealerships. At various times
and in different interviews, Knievel claimed to have been a swindler,
a card thief, a safe cracker, a holdup man.Evel
Knievel married his hometown girlfriend, Linda Joan Bork, in
1959. They separated in the early 1990s. They had four children,
Kelly, Robbie, Tracey and Alicia.Robbie Knievel followed in his
father's footsteps as a daredevil, jumping a moving locomotive in a
200-foot, ramp-to-ramp motorcycle stunt on live television in 2000. He
also jumped a 200-foot-wide chasm of the Grand
Canyon.Knievel lived with his longtime partner, Krystal
Kennedy-Knievel, splitting his time between their Clearwater condo and
Butte. They married in 1999 and divorced a few years later but
remained together. Knievel had 10 grandchildren and a
great-grandchild.
The Brooksville Old School Biker Rodeo
"
PARTY IN THE PASTURE "
Raised $10,068.00 to benefit disabled
Veterans. The money was presented by the founders of the Rodeo to MCL
708
in Brooksville Nov. 14th 2007, 3 days after the event.
With the holiday season coming up on us, let's
not forget about our wounded soldiers. PLEASE
add this address
to your Christmas Card mailing list. A Recovering American
Soldierc/o Walter Reed
Army
Medical Center6900
Georgia Ave NWWashington, DC 20307-5001 Let these men and women
know that the Scooterheads still care.
Party in the Pasture
It's
the best party on the planet as far as I can tell and I've been to a few! A
truly adult party can't be beat.
One sure fire way to tell a good time is
that the action, fun, love & peace seems to happen all too fast. And
then...."Sunday morning coming down." The list of
adult games were so hot that we only got through a
few of them before I had to
excuse myself to go "throw a knuckle baby" in the woods followed
eventually
by a "groin oyster" then back to the games. The
biggest hit was the "Vibrating Pony" built for two. Well,
the
chicks were so hot, four girls got on and broke the pony's back!
There was smoke pouring out of
every hole due to a short in the motor. I'm
sure it was cause the saddle was so cum slopping wet from
all the smiles!
Good thing the girls shaved, could've been a "bush" fire! With
enough "hoses" on hand
there were no casualties. By the time the
adult games were over, my dick had the dry heaves. I could
not stop eating
and drinking from friends and vendors who were all great and gave healthy
portions.
The bands were killer to the "CORE" ("I taught
Greg to play guitar"). *** My over all take on the party
is
that it's the freeest, most loving, best kept secret I found in Florida.
Fuck "World Famous", it's all about fun,
and you can't have it without
"FU"n in it. It seems to be taking on the good feeling of the
Reading Motorcycle
Club party in Oley, Pa.
That happens the last weekend in July for the past 93 years now.
Let's keep
"Party in the Pasture" alive and growing.
It's a great time and a great cause!!! Special thanks to our
hosts J.O.
Batten, Don V. Editor of Scootergoods Magazine, Chickenman, Captain
Scottie,Pirate,
Mangina, Sister Sackula and the Clamp Band and "BLOW
JIM".
So, if you're going to sin.....Sinseriously!
Love, Jimmy ICE CREAM MAN FROM HELL
The USMV &
SCOOTERGOODS
are proud to support our fighting men and women in the
war on terror!
R.I.P. Danny
Hoyt
2/5/1950 - 9/3/2007 A memorial ride for Danny will
be held September 30th.
We are meeting at the Ramble Inn at
noon and leaving at 12:30 then returning
to celebrate Danny's Life.
"RIDE THE CLOUDS FOREVER BROTHER"
July 17, 2007
PINELLAS PARK — A woman died from injuries today after the motorcycle
she was operating hit a car that
turned in front of her.The accident happened about 8:40 a.m. At 49th
Street N and 62nd Avenue N,
according to Pinellas Park police.The motorcycle, driven by Sherri Lee
Linkous, 39, was traveling north
49th when a southbound Toyota Corolla turned left in front of her.
The motorcycle hit the automobile as
it made the turn. Linkous, ...was taken to Bayfront Medical Center,
where she died from her injuries.
The driver of the Corolla, Margaret Ann Phillips, 75, of 9845 Lily St.
In Pinellas Park was uninjured.
An investigation continues...
R.I.P.
Harley Charlie
He Passed June 6, 2007
Sunday March 25th 2007
Chicken Man, The Shark and Myself all had a blast at the The 8 Ball
Reunion Party at the Hideaway
Bar in New Port Richey Owners Russ & Kathy put out some great food and there
was plenty to go
around.
The same jury that convicted John Couey of the kidnapping, rape and
murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford must decide
what punishment he deserves.The sentencing phase of the trial has started
in the Miami courtroom where Couey was found
guilty last week.Jessica's father, Mark Lunsford, has pushed for the death
penalty since before the trail began and his stance
has not changed."If you want to be excited about it, that's
okay.That's good,'' Lunsford said after the verdict. "If it gives you
closure then that's good, but not yet ... not for us."
The defense team's job is to convince the jury to give Couey a life
sentence. Couey could even ask for mercy and express
remorse for his crimes - an unlikely scenario, however, because the
admission of guilt could hurt any chances of an appeal
Florida Bullshit from the Man!
In Florida, you'd better hope that a cop doesn't have dyslexia, because they can confiscate your motorcycle simply
by accusing you of running from them, as long as they sorta remember your license plate number. That trial thing
is just an annoyance they can skip in this case.Last year, the force grabbed the rides of 344 motorcyclists, usually
claiming that their owners had run from the police -- a felony -- based on a memory of a license plate number.
You see Florida policehave a policy restricting high-speed chases.The most common state police tactic is to
accuse a motorcyclist of a felony,initiate the seizure proceeding, then drop the charges. This meens police get
to keep your bike without the effort of a court battle or the danger of a not guilty verdict. Don't you feel safe now?
April 28th 2006
"The Indian Larry Memorial Field Tribute"
Rather than sensationalizing Larry's wild life,
it focuses on his legacy. Artist Roger Baker took on the task by making
one of his elaborate
portraits that range in size from 500,000 to 1 million square feet. In the
world of custom motorcycle building, "Indian" Larry was a
creative,
innovator. Born locally in Cornwall, Larry first got a taste for
two-wheeled speed in and around Orange County. That passion led him
to
California and then back to New York City, where he founded the Gasoline
Alley in 1991. He's credited
with inventing "the hard-core
motorcycle style - a blend between classic choppers and hot rod race
bikes. It was it was a shock to the Motorcycle nation when the news
of his death was announced on Aug. 30, 2004, in North Carolina. Now as
always I will always remember Larry as
The King of Old School .
Sunday April 28th 2006 at
the Shadow land Theatre, 157 Canal St., Ellenville NY a screening, of the
documentary which followed Artist
Roger Baker through the process of creating the huge memorial was shown
to the public. It took place 20 months to the day of
"Indian"
Larry's death, and also was his Birthday. Just 40 miles from his hometown
and about a mile from the original location of the field, local bike, car
and truck enthusiasts are encouraged to show off their gear by parking up
and down Canal Street. Everyone else, watch out for the traffic jam.
And
don't bother looking for the field: It's long since grown over.I am not
publishing the picture on the internet due to the fact unscrupulous
people with no conscience seek to make money using images of Larry
to put on stupid shit like coffee mugs, and tee shirts.
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