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Irving, NY 14081 

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4307 Camp Road • Hamburg, NY 14075 

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The Button Factory 

2653 Ferndale Ave. • Hamburg, NY 14075 

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5550 Deacon Street • Hamburg NY 14075 

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13515 Yarmouth Dr. 

Pickerington, OH 43147 

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2221 Niagara Falls Blvd • Niag. Falls NY 14304 

716-216-4460 

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Batavia NY 14020 

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P.O. Box 28530 

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6095 Robinson Rd. • Lockport, NY 14094 

(716) 625-4372 

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8038 Boston State Road • Boston NY 14075 

716-941-9227 

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2083 Lockport Olcott Road • Burt NY 14028 

716-622-1732 

Chef's Restaurant 

291 Seneca Street • Buffalo, NY 14204 

(716) 856-9187 

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8815 State Road Rt. 240 • Colden NY 14033 

716-941-3522 

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9504 Heath Rd. • Colden NY 14033 

716-941-5296 

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83 Niagara Falls Blvd. • Tonawanda NY 14150 

716-743-0660 

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3090 Orchard Park Rd. • West Seneca, NY 14224 

716-674-7212 

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(716) 575-4100 

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10711 Hammond Hill Road 

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264 Main Street • Arcade, NY 14009 

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Glenwood NY 14069 

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11449 Olean Rd 

Chaffee NY 14030 

716-496-5326

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Salamanca NY 14779 

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Cassadaga, NY 14718 

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Tonawanda, NY 14120 

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East Otto New York 14719 

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Biker Friendly Directory ..............................................................................................5-7 

Doin’ It For Dean ....................................................................................................11,35 

The Nighthawks: Legendary Blues & Roots Rock Music......................................12 

The Point Is That You Don’t Have To Spend A Lot Of Money ........................14-15 

“All Fired Up” By Jack Ragan ......................................................................................16 

Parallel Thinking by Joseph Barrett ....................................................................18-19 

Bartender Babes ....................................................................................................20-21 

Shifting Gears By Flyboy........................................................................................22-23 

Deep Thoughts ..............................................................................................................24 

Motorcycle Poker Run & Raffle Party ......................................................................29 

Iraq’s Motorcycle Rebels........................................................................................30-31 

Spoon Saloon ................................................................................................................32 

16th Annual Blues Cruise............................................................................................33 

Jokes From The Barbershop ......................................................................................36 

Benefit For Shirley Allen ..............................................................................................37 

Eyewear For Riding ......................................................................................................38 

Molson Canadian 2012 Weekly Bike Nights ..........................................................40 

The Wandering Camera ........................................................................................42-43 

Eden Chopper Class #12 ......................................................................................44-45 

Biker Events..............................................................................................................46-49 

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The Nighthawks 

Legendary Blues & Roots Rock Music 

LtoR: Mark Stutso, Johnny Castle, Paul Bell, Mark Wenner 

The Nighthawks are without a doubt the 

best white biker blues band ever. If you have 

seen them before I am sure you will attend both 

shows. If it is your first time be sure to see them 

on Saturday the 16th and plan going back for 

more on Sunday the 17th. 

What sustains a band for more than three 

decades? Not a hit radio band, but a roll-upyour-sleeves 

/ drive to the next gig overnight / 

carry your own gear up the steps and night after 

night make people happy kind of band. One 

that makes them dance; sends them home to 

come back again—and again. What makes that 

kind band stay together through relatively few 

personnel changes? Answer: A good idea; a 

universal yet somehow unique good idea. 

The Nighthawks sought not so much to 

reinvent rock and roll, but simply to have it 

reinvent itself by taking the original ingredients 

and following—if somewhat loosely—the 

original recipe. And like good cooks, the individual 

personalities involved ultimately affected 

the outcome. The band was over 10 

years old and had baffled the mainstream industry 

before the term “roots rock” was coined 

to explain the likes of West Coasters like Los 

Lobos and The Blasters. By then, the affiliation 

with many of the living blues greats seemed to 

brand The Nighthawks a “blues band,” despite 

the fact that they played with Carl Perkins as 

well as Muddy Waters. 

The Nighthawks had its genesis when lead 

singer-harmonica player extraordinaire Mark 

Wenner returned to his native Washington, 


D.C., after six years in New York 

City, lured back by the success of 

his friend Bobby Radcliff's local 

acclaim with a blues band. Mark 

joined forces with a very young 

Jimmy Thackery and formed The 

Nighthawks in 1972. They spent a 

couple of years building The 

Nighthawks' reputation with a revolving 

cast of characters until, in 

1974, they decided to get the best 

rhythm section the area had to 

offer: Jan Zukowski on bass and 

Pete Ragusa on drums. 

The Nighthawks set off on a 

musical mystery tour that took 

them to 49 states and a dozen 

countries. They played with nearly all the living 

blues legends as well as a new generation of 

bands sometimes called “the Blue Wave,” and 

released several important albums, including 

the best-selling Jacks and Kings with Pinetop 

Perkins, Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson, 

Calvin Jones and Bob Margolin. 

Visit http://www.thenighthawks.com/ for 

the rest of the story. 

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The Point Is That You Don’t Have To Spend 

A Lot Of Money To Do What You Love 

By JIM DWYER, 

NY TIMES 

Just two words on the 

back of a motorcycle, and 

half of Midtown Manhattan 

was stopping — well, let’s 

say slowing — to gawk: 

BRASIL 

ALASKA 

The words are on a 

banner that is pinned to an 

intricately and preposterously 

overloaded motorcycle 

that was parked on 44th 

Street near Ninth Avenue. 

At midlife, Sinomar 

Godois Tavares, a father of 

three and a hospital manager 

in a small city in 

Brazil, got divorced, retired, went dancing 

and met Edivania Marques, roughly 

half his age. Then he bought a motorcycle. 

Neither he nor Ms. Marques had 

ever driven or ridden one before. They 

decided to bike the entire length of South 

and North America, and have done so, in 

two hauls. 

First they went to Ushuaia, in Tierra 

del Fuego Province of Argentina, a contender 

for the southernmost city in the 

world. 

A couple of years later, they went the 

other way, from Brazil to the northern 

end of the Pan-American Highway at 

Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Now they are 

headed back. “One hundred forty-four 

days,” Mr. Tavares, 56, said on Tuesday 

night, “36,993 kilometers.” That’s about 

23,000 miles. 

A few people on the street not only 

break stride, but pause to confirm that the 

sign means what it says. He produces a 

business card that explains, first in Portuguese, 

“Velho Doido Motociclista,” 

and then in English, “Crazy Oldman 

Rider.” He is listed as the pilot, and Ms. 

Marques is designated the co-pilot. 

Over dinner, they discussed bits of 

Sinomar Godois Tavares, the self-styled “Crazy Oldman Rider,” and 

Edivania Marques in Midtown. The couple are on a motorcycle 

ride between Brazil and northern Alaska. 

the trip and their journey, with translation 

help from a Brazilian friend living 

in New York, Thiago Cardoso. 

As a teenager, Mr. Tavares thought 

he would hitchhike the world. “But I had 

to study,” he said. “I had children. I had 

to do everything that life brings to you.” 

He began working at 17 and eventually 

got a job as manager in a telecom 

company and then at a hospital. He 

found himself drinking at lunch and 

making a mess of things. In 1992, he 

stopped. “Maybe it’s not that important 

to the story, but it is to me,” he said. 

He separated from his wife in 2003. 

He met Ms. Marques, now 31, who came 

from a poor family and who was working 

as a house cleaner while studying at 

night. In 2008 he retired, having put in 

the 35 years required under the Brazilian 

system. By then, he had been planning 

for years. 

“He got the bike before he got the license,” 

Ms. Marques said. “We were 

driving in the middle of São Paulo with 

20 million people.” 

“The motorcycle is not the best, but 

it’s what I got: Honda Shadow 750,” Mr. 

Tavares said. “The point is that you don’t 


have to spend a lot of 

money to do what you 

love.” 

They made a firm 

budget of $80 a day. 

Ms. Marques logs 

every expense, from 

85-cent coffee up, in 

their diary. He traces 

the route, beginning, 

of course, with his 

hometown, Morrinhos, 

a small city in the 

Goiás State of Brazil. 

“Morrinhos,” he 

said. “Bolivia. Peru.” 

Wandering incautiously 

in Bolivia, 

they were put up for 

several nights by a man they learned was 

an undercover police officer. “The hospitality 

was excellent,” Mr. Tavares said. 

“In Peru, we had to pay propina to 

the police.” That would be a bribe. 

On to Ecuador, and then Colombia, 

where Ms. Marques, fed up with being 

hassled by people in uniform, began 

videotaping their encounters. “She 

fought against the guard with big guns, 

huge machine guns,” Mr. Tavares said. 

In Bogotá, they found a cargo plane 

that would carry the motorcycle to 

Panama for $900. Ms. Marques sat in the 

cockpit, and Mr. Tavares sat with the 

cargo. “I could see they used silver tape 

on the outside of the plane,” he said. “It 

was $150 for the two of us to ride.” 

Costa Rica, El Salvador, 

Guatemala, Mexico. 

“It was 40 degrees centigrade one 

night in Mexico, and I was asking why I 

had not gone to a hotel,” Mr. Tavares 

said. That’s 104 Fahrenheit. 

Up the Pacific coast into British Columbia, 

then Alaska, Winnipeg, Michigan, 

Montreal and New York. All along 

the way, they found people thrilled by 

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their journey, who offered them backyards to pitch their tent 

or beds and showers. 

They had no GPS. 

“That was the point,” Mr. Tavares said. “I always dreamed 

of going to New York, and to Vancouver, because I liked the 

word Vancouver. And New York City is a soup of people in the 

world.” 

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With the riding season starting out 

way early this year, let’s celebrate and 

jump right into the beacon of education. 

The Buffalo Public schools. Well, let’s 

see. The Great Welfare State, That 

would be New York, just came up with 

this great idea of evaluating teachers. 

Cool. Unfortunately, you get graded on 

all sorts of topics, one including the 

“children” passing on to the next grade. 

Cool. Well, you see, Buffalo has about 

a 40 percent absentee problem. And 

those “children” will count against the 

teacher’s score. I figure, if you don’t go 

to class, you can’t be taught. Then you 

don’t learn. And then you will fail. Too 

many failures for the teacher, and after 

two years of this gibberish, termination 

is a possibility. Wonderful. I can see the 

want ads now, “Teachers wanted: not 

many kids will show up, so class sizes 

will be small Career length approx. 3 

years”. Good luck! 

Ah...my favorite politician/nonpolitician, 

the former Emperor of Erie 

county, Chris Collins,who lost his reelection 

bid this last November and 

stated he will never run for anything 

again...made it till March to announce 

his bid to go to Congress in ol’ Washington 

D.C. Hey, 3 months out of the 

politico arena is a lot for a non-politician. 

So I head out recently to do a pal a 

favor, (cause that’s just how I roll), and 

discovered that I had forgotten my cell 

phone. No problem...I will just use a 

good old fashioned pay phone. Uh, not 

quite. First, I could not find one, and 

secondly, I don’t know anybody’s phone 

number because they are all in my 

phone. At home. Love technology!! 

Bring back Wilson Farms. 7-11 

doesn’t do it for me. 

Gettysburg P.A., if you need to add 

to your bobble head collection, Gettysburg 

National Military Park has the one 

for you, a doll of John Wilkes Booth. 

Yup, as in the guy who shot and killed 

president Abraham Lincoln. Wow!! 

What people will do for a buck. I 

thought bobble heads were for baseball 

players and the like. 

Gotta love our big thinkers here in 

W.N.Y. The brain trust just came up with 

this genius idea: Cover the 33 expressway 

along Humboldt Parkway for a 

mere half billion dollars. They will supposedly 

grow grass, toss in some trees 

and make for a nice family destination 

for all to enjoy on a nice sun shiny day. 

Maybe they can build a hacyey sack 

stand so “Occupy Buffalo” can hold a 

fundraising hackey sack tournament. 

Ahhh, Chippewa Street. The big 

Mardi Gras party down there was actually 

a fundraiser. Guess between cover 


charges and some cash off the top from 

drinks they gave the proceeds to charity. 

Well, kinda. The “Boobs for Beads” 

promotion gave $3,000.00 to Hospice. 

Very nice. And, a Boob job to a 29 year 

old buffalo gal, who chose to remain 

nameless. Is there something in our 

water, or am I the nutty one? 

Love to watch the Sabres, but, if I 

have to watch that foolish commercial, 

you know the one where the gal in the 

bikini gets hit in the noggin with the coconut? 

After the 50,000th time of seeing 

that thing, I want to get into the ad biz. I 

would come up with something better 

than that. What is that commercial for 

anyway?? 

For the head shaker of the day...The 

Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is 

suing our friends, the major beer brewers 

of America, for, get this, “devastating 

alcohol-related problems” in their 

community. They want a half billion 

dollars too. What’s with the half billion 

stuff? Anyway, guess over boozing is 

causing all kinds of problems on the rez. 

In their lawsuit, they claim their local 

store sold over 5 million cans of beer in 

2010. Pretty good tally. But, they only 

have 12 people living there. These guys 

belong in the boozing Hall Of Fame. 

Nothing like a good, long cruise on 

the bike at moderate speeds. Within the 

speed limit. Some people out there just 

don’t seem to understand that the I-190, 

the I-290 or maybe even the 400 expressway 

are numbers of the roadway. 

Not the goal of how fast they can get 

their crotch rocket to buzz along at. Use 

your heads. 

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What’s wrong with America? That’s 

a pretty big topic. It frightens most people 

to face it. They immediately cower 

behind the age old expression of “If you 

don’t like it, leave.” Is that really reasonable 

or just a diversion to protect the 

1%? What if you have a clear injustice 

that needs fixing and all you want to do 

is bring attention to it? Wouldn’t it be 

civil and fair to just hear the argument 

out from all points of view? 

Now, here is a test for you to take. 

Hold in your left hand a 16 ounce can of 

your favorite beer directly in front of 

your face. Then hold a can of Arnold 

Palmer Ice Tea in your right hand. Make 

sure they are the same distance from 

your eyes and 1 to 3 inches apart. Tap 

the tops together gently. Look to your 

left, then to the right, and then back at 

the cans. What do you see? Look close. 

Still just two cans? No. Wrong. Read 

the tops. One has a nickel deposit. The 

other does not. 

Here’s the Parallel Thinking..., that 

is what’s wrong with New York. That is 

the perfect, simple, lowest common denominator 

of how screwed up we are. If 

the idea of a nickel deposit on an easily 

recycled container, an aluminum can in 

this case, is able to be circumvented or 

bypassed through back room bullshit or 

bribes (campaign contributions and lobbying), 

it sets the tone for an entire government. 

Can’t we just have a simple law 

such as 5 cent deposit on cans? Isn’t this 

good enough for everyone? Why do 

some companies feel they are above it? 

If I were Arnold Palmer, I would be embarrassed 

by such antics and refuse the 

use of my name until the local distributor/bottler 

and everyone else got in line 

and did the right thing. (If anyone 

knows Arnold, you can tell him I said 

that or forward this article to him.) 

Which is in this case, not ask for an exemption 

to the deposit law. As I understand 

it, the excuse was they are not 

carbonated. Who gives a shit? It’s a can. 

The same thing applies to plastic 

bottles. A water bottle has a deposit; a 


Gatorade bottle has no deposit. Plain 

and simple, it’s a beverage and if the 

politicians and law makers don’t have 

the brains or balls to write and enforce 

fair and equal laws on something as simple 

as a can, what chance do we have in 

getting a fair tax code, gun laws or anything 

else for that matter? Slim and 

none. Until everything is done with an 

open forum, a complete explanation and 

consequences for failure, nothing will 

change in this county, the state or the 

country. 

My own attempt to “Fight the 

Power” (a great Isley Brother’s song) 

was an eye opener. It’s like they don’t 

even hear you and know that no one else 

will help you. Fortunately, science and 

time are on my side. “Ice Boom Theory” 

continues to gain followers and 

soon I will have an angry army of anglers 

fed up with slimy green snot on 

their lures. We shall prevail and restore 

the Lower Great Lakes to their former 

glory. In the meantime, we can just pon- 



der the difference of those 2 cans and imagine the reasoning 

behind such a blatantly stupid exclusion. If they felt 

they could get away with something as in your face as that, 

and they do, imagine what other great loopholes people are 

enjoying that we don’t know about. Sure there is a lot of 

great stuff to be happy for in America but that does not 

mean we aren’t allowed to complain. If there’s a problem 

we fix it. If it’s not a problem we chrome it. Whenever 

someone tells you “If you don’t like it, leave” it is most 

likely that you are threatening their little secret goldmine. 

Look closer and see what they are hiding. 

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As most of you may know I had 

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motorcycle world as a salesman for 

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my time there, I met some of the greatest 

people I’ve ever met and most of 

my closest friends are in the motorcycle 

community or industry. 

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Ken is the Rep for Drag Specialties 

and is one of the friendliest 

guys you can meet which is probably 

why he has so many friends 

in the motorcycle community and industry. 

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bonded right away and from that day 

on we were friends. Ken will tell that 

most of his friends are his dealers and 

this is a big reason Ken loves his job 

so much. “He feels he is one of the 

luckiest guys in the world”. Ken likes 

being on the road and his job were is 

to go out and call on five, six seven 

friends a day. It’s one of those jobs 

where you get up and look forward to 

going to work Ken says. 

Like a lot of us, Ken didn’t just fall 

into his dream job by accident. It was a 

journey for him through the world of 

motorcycling that began when he was 


12 years old. His brother and ken 

would see choppers going down the 

street and they couldn’t wait to make 

their own. 

So they didn’t wait they started to 

make choppers out of sting-ray bikes. 

Then when he was 13 he got his first 

motorcycle, a Suzuki TS 125 and 

turned it into an MX bike by removing 

the injector, tearing the 

lights off and setting it up for racing. 

Once he started racing, he 

would buy almost any junk bike 

he could find and fix up. Ken had 

1959 AJS, a 1956 BSA Gold 

Star, a 250 Zundapp, and a Sachs 

MX bike. 

Kens was 18 when he got his 

first Harley-Davidson and it was 

a 1959 Pan-Head. By then Ken 

was a local hot-shoe, racing both 

motorcross and dirt track on different 

bikes, racing on the weekends and 

working during the week. 

Ken started his career working on 

the road at the early age of 18. Working 

for a company that sold engine rebuilding 

equipment and on top of that 



Ken and his brother also had a business 

where they built bikes and motors. His 

brother did it on a full time bases and 

Ken did it part-time. Kens full time job 

came to end and he took a job with a 

builder in Rochester, NY. It was nice 

job, but he felt stuck in one place. The 

Parts Unlimited rep used to come in 

the shop and Ken was envious of him 

and wanted to get back on the road 

again. So he sent an email to Drag Specialties 

and the company responded. It 

took a few months, but he was hired 

and lucky enough to get the territory 

covering Buffalo the Pennsylvania 

border. 

Ken is a true biker and can prove it 

if you have ever seen his stable of 

bikes, but his favorite is a 74 Super- 

Glide he customized himself. Ken is 

lover of heavy metal music “this is 

where our friendship parts” but he 

keeps trying to convert me “NOT”. His 

favorite heavy metal band is Iron 

Maiden; he loves their music so he decided 

to build a bike in tribute to Iron 

Maiden. He completely customized the 

bike and then brought the bike and the 

album cover “Live after Death” to 

Kram. Kram is a legendary painter and 

has done a lot of cover bikes on several 

magazines. 

Ken had found out that Iron 

Maiden was coming to a local amusement 

park for a concert and decided to 

use his new custom bike of Iron 

Maiden along with a few friends by 

riding up and telling security he was 

with the band. “Yes” this is true and 

security let them in and the band came 

out to see the bike and yes the also end 

up back stage with the band for the 

whole show. “Way to Go Ken”. Oh! 

One more thing the band put his bike 

on their web-site. The bike continues to 

get him in the Iron maiden concerts to date. 

“To know Ken is to like Ken” He 

is the friendliest guy you will know 

and would do anything for anyone especially 

a friend. Drag Specialties as a 

company may not realize what they 

have with a Ken Caves, or maybe they 

do. Ken’s experience as a builder and a 

long time rider helps him be the outstanding 

rep for Drag and individual in 

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That’s why dealers respect and 

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product and most of all the respect and 

friendship of his motorcycle peers. 

Ken has a great passion for motorcycling 

and most of all people and I’m 

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very good friends today “He’s one 

class Guy”. 

With his passion there’s nothing 

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By JOHN LELAND, 

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BAGHDAD — Just before dusk they 

begin to arrive, first the motor scooters, 

then the bigger bikes rolling up in a 

cloud of leather and noise. For an hour 

or two each Friday, on a wide boulevard 

beside the Tigris River, the complexities 

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questions: Can I pop a wheelie 

when people are watching? Can I sneak 

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were girls here? 

On a recent Friday, Ali Hamra, 28, 

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of about 75 cyclists doing tricks on the 

machines that are the loves of their lives. 

Some rode standing upright on their 

seats or handlebars; others pulled the 

front wheel in the air; still others spun 

their rear wheels to create clouds of 

black smoke. In the United States these 

tricks would barely turn an eye, but in 

Iraq the bravado looks like the baby steps 

of a nascent youth culture, modeled 

largely — and imperfectly — on a vision 

from abroad. 

“I feel I am a rebel,” Mr. Hamra 

said, displaying a forearm tattooed with 

the logo of the rapper 50 Cent. “We took 

this as an American style. It’s like the 

idea of being warriors. Motorcycle peo- 

ple listen to rap or rock — they have 

their own warrior style.” 

He added: “In America the rebels 

have their own streets and coffee shops. 

So we are following them.” 

His friend Ahmed Hassan, 23, wore 

a Che Guevara T-shirt he had bought in 

Kurdistan. By his account, he was one of 

a handful of riders who started the impromptu 

motorcycle shows in 2002, before 

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security has improved in the last two 

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Hassan has become something of a 

minor celebrity, appearing on the news 

and earning the title Ahmed Damages for 

his ability to repair broken bikes. 

“It makes me happy to be an idol, a 

famous person to them,” he said, seated 

on his bright green dirt bike. “A lot of the 

original people left the country because 

they were sick of the security situation, 

getting harassed by the police. Now I’m 

teaching a new generation how to do 

tricks.” 

Sunni and Shiite, the riders came 

from all parts of the city — defying parents, 

avoiding the police and hoping for 

safe passage through a city still dotted 

with danger zones. A police cruiser kept 

them under close watch. 

Haider Ahmed, 19, parked his 

scooter by the side of the road to watch 


his friends. His family does not approve 

of his being part of this scene, he said, so 

he had to sneak out of the house. His 

brother had threatened to crush his 

scooter if he caught him in the shows, 

out of fear for Mr. Ahmed’s safety. 

“When we’re here, we forget everything 

around us,” Mr. Ahmed said. 

“Sometimes the police come and stop us, 

but we come back.” Twice the police 

stopped him for not having the right license 

plate and fined him the equivalent 

of $25. 

Mr. Ahmed, who works in a wire 

factory, said he spent all of his money 

and spare time on his bike, as others here 

do. A trick can take a month to learn and 

be over in a few seconds. Everybody 

tries to do a new trick every week. 

“It’s dangerous, and it’s not easy for 

anyone to learn and dare to do tricks, so 

that’s why I feel special and different 

from others,” he said. But he tempered 

any rebellious swagger with practical 

caution. “When I come here,” he said, 

“I’m always afraid someone will catch me.” 

As the sun went down, the riders 

seemed unwilling to return to their daily 

lives. One more trick, a last stunt in front 

of their friends — it was what they lived 

the rest of the week for, said Ammar 

Khathim, 22, who wore a T-shirt that 

said Street Boys. 



Mr. Khathim played down the idea of a motorcycle counterculture. 

“We are not rebelling against anyone, just the traffic 

police and the police,” he said. 

Still, he added, riding in Iraq came with particular challenges. 

Replacement parts are nearly impossible to come by, so 

the riders had to worry about damaging their bikes. 

And for all the riders’wistful thoughts of “The Wild One” 

or “Easy Rider,” one essential element was missing from the 

scene. Because the sexes in Iraq do not mingle in public for religious 

reasons, the shows have been a strictly male affair. Riders 

who have girlfriends say they cannot ride together on the 

men’s motorcycles. 

“It’s a babe magnet,” said Messar al-Saffar, 33, speaking 

English, “but in Iraq, it’s hard to get your girlfriend on the 

back.” 

He added: “It helps with the stress. You cannot imagine. 

When we go on the highway we forget it and loosen up.” 

Vroom vroom. 

Yasir Ghazi contributed reporting. 


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A seal walks into a 

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bartender for a drink.The 

bartender asks the seal, 

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The seal replies, 

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INTO A BAR 

An Irishman walks 

into a bar in Dublin, 

orders three pints of 

Guinness 

and sits in 

the back of 

the room, 

drinking a sip 

out of each one in turn. When he finishes 

them, he comes back to the bar and orders 

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way to remember the days when we drank 

together." The bartender admits that this is a 

nice custom, and leaves it there. 

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three pints and drinking them in turn.One day, 

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regulars notice and fall silent. When he 

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the bartender says, "I don't want to intrude on 

your grief, but I wanted to offer my 

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EDEN CHOPPER CLASS #12 

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The crew has been crushing 

it for the last 3 months to 

beat the calendar and transform 

their shared vision from 

paper into steel and horse 

power.You all know that goals 

are a tough but good thing. 

Some are long term and others 

short, but the ones that only a 

group can accomplish are the 

most difficult to pull off. 

When you think about that 

championship ball team or 

fund raising committee that 

you have been part of, I am 

certain you can relate. My kids 

just never quit or disappoint 

when it matters the most. It is 

simply will and determination 

that drives them forward when 

all their buddies are riding 

their quads, hunting, fishing 

and or camping while they are showing up 

to the shop for work at 6:00 am on a Saturday. 

In typical United States fashion, 

their efforts this year have paid big dividends. 

The two awards they just received, 

Overall and DesignAnd Innovation, at this 

year’s DSCCC competition, are great to 

help validate our sponsors’beliefs in what 

we do. But that is not what motivates any 

of the kids that participate. They are motor 

heads and the mechanical/technical world 

is where they are comfortable. Every day 

in the shop means a new learning opportunity 

and experience for them. For example, 

imagine being Zak Kordal, Eden’s 

only senior build team member this year, 

who just completed building his fourth Vtwin 

before he graduated high school! 

What a jumpstart on the post high school 

world. Because of his mechanized passion 

and raw determination to learn every/anything, 

he truly has unlimited opportunities 

as he enters adulthood and will be sorely 

missed by the team and myself. 

Early on in the design phase, a killer 

wheel set was donated by Al Hannah, 

which prompted this year’s build to be the 

students’first attempt at a full-blown chop- 

per. The bike had to fit the wheels. Needless 

to say, they bit off a ton to chew.After 

Scott Fentzke; owner of Performance Fabrication, 

removed the Avon rubber so we 

could replace with a killer set of Dunlops, 

the students’ designs were finalized. 

Throughout the duration of the design 

phase the kids had been fabricating a new 

frame jig, materials courtesy of Ironworkers 

Local 6 and Alp Steel. Also, the addition 

of two modern day manual lathes that 

were generously donated allowed the team 

to strive to reach some goals we simply 

could never achieve prior to this year. 

Moving forward the kids fabricated the 

entire frame including the axle adjuster 

blocks that were water jet cut courtesy the 

boys at E.B. Ironart. Our chosen Sporty 

power plant, donated by Gail Krone, had a 

nasty crack in the tranny portion of the 

case so the kids elected to cut it and the 

primary mounts off, and fabricated an entire 

rear mounting assembly for the iron 

head bottom end. Jared Nowak and Zak 

Kordal had the misfortune of being elected 

to weld the new mounts to the cast cases. 

Never fun-but they did a damn fine job 

and only created one minor crack that 


needed to be finessed by Mr. 

Hammond. Phil Wallace from 

Powdered Illusions, powdered 

the bored cylinders and honed 

the cases at Duraplating. Jamie 

Schultz took over and threw a 

coat of BASF clear on the 

cases and covers. The modified 

motor and team were then 

Lockport bound to build the 

engine at B.A. Enterprises. 

The internals were not too bad, 

so after a good cleaning the 

balancing/assembly went 

pretty smooth. Back in the 

shop the kids finished up fabricating 

the sheet metal and 

control systems as well as 

pulling all the wire for electrical 

necessities. Jared Nowak 

and Eric ”BIG SCHREIBS” 

Schreiber started machining a 

wicked sprocket shaft extension which 

would allow the kids to run a 300 series 

tire on the back of this year’s sled. Alex 

Bednarz, who is also a senior and multiyear 

club member, finished designing and 

tooling the leather for the bikes saddle and 

started stitching it to seat pan. Final assembly 

began as paint was going down on 

the tins courtesy of Schultz and Sons. We 

got the kid’s newest creation all pieced together 

and brought to life by mid-March. 

Small items need to be handled but the 

bulk of the work for the “EVIL” bike is 

done. Multiple test and tune sessions, and 

the fabrication of a sprocket shaft extension 

brace, over the next couple of weeks 

should get all the loose ends tied up. 

I need to give credit where it is due so 

here goes. Although we had over 50 kids 

get their hands dirty on this year’s machine, 

the eight build team members that 

represented the collective group at the 

DSCCC were Zak Kordal, Jared Nowak, 

Wyatt Bromley, Max Schreiber, Howie 

Hoelscher, Bryan Haley, Andrew Maggs 

and Clayton Armbruster. Although they 

were not build team members, Joe Haier, 

Continued on next page....

Continued from previous page.... 

Alex Bednarz, Scott Nowak, Ryan Smith 

and Lisa Bernard made huge contributions 

helping to get the build completed on time. 

I am always amazed that my students’parents 

and community help and support the 

Class/Club more and more each year. We 

took eighteen people out to the DSCCC 

this year to represent WNY!And each and 

every one of them did a fine job showing 

the twenty thousand people in attendance 

what our small town/school/community is 

all about. Each of the articles I have written 

provides an insight into how important 

our sponsors are. If I was an English 

teacher maybe I could provide you the 

reader with the words that would give our 

sponsors justice, but that is not the case. 

Eden’s Chopper Class/Club simply would 

not exist without their support. Many of 

them are facing some tough times right 

now. Please look at the superior products/services 

that they offer. They are the 

best of the best and deserve your consideration 

before buying cheap from China. 

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Five years have passed since Eden’s 

Chopper Class/Club began. What began 

as a small group of dedicated, hardworking 

motorcycle focused students has been 

transformed into a growing family of students, 

parents and sponsors who all understand 

and believe that a strong technical 

skill set is the key for future success at any 

level. All mechanical things, including Vtwins, 

break. The level of complexity of 

that particular mechanical device determines 

the level of complexity that you will 

need to use with problem –solving/trouble 

shooting the issue. And that my friends, 

cannot be learned by simply reading books 

or participating in on-line classes. Your 

hands need to be dirty and it might even 

occasionally smell bad but that type of experience 

is why my students remember. It 

is not a passage in a book it is a passage in 

time and in their lives. 

From a personal perspective, this 

lucky Irishman literally has the best job in 

the world. My students consistently amaze 

me. My family, friends and sponsors unconditionally 

support not only me but my 

students. And there is no end in sight. 

Thanks to all of your help, a legacy and 

tradition has been created in the Western 

New York motorcycle community. Let’s 

all keep pushing the limits to see just 

where the kids and Eden Chopper Class 

will end up in five more years. The students 

and I sincerely thank all of you for 

your support throughout this ride. Enjoy 

the early spring riding season. 

Keep the shiny side up 

Jones 


For National events like: Laughlin River Run – April/ Myrtle Beach 

Bike Week – May • Americade – June/ Laconia – June/ Roar On The 

Shore – July • Sturgis – August/ Hog Laborday Holiday – September/ 

Daytona Biketoberfest – October: Go to Cyberspokes Club Events 

APRIL, MAY 2012 

Sunday April 29, 2012 - 26th Annual Niagara Falls HOG Bike Blessing 

& Polar Bear Run -- Registration 10:30 - 12:00pm. $10 per rider/$10 Passenger. 

American Harley Davidson 1149 Erie Ave, N. Tonawanda, NY 14120 

Rain or shine, All bikes welcome, 50/50, food and beverage, door prizes, live 

music. Event pin to the first 100 registrants. 

For info call 716-683-9196 or 716-692-7200. 

Saturday May 5, 2012 - 23rd Annual ABATE Buffalo Erie Safety and 

Awareness Motorcycle Run - Line up 10 AM to Noon 

The Rath Building Downtown Buffalo, NY 

Support your RIGHT TO RIDE and have a great time with American Bikers Aimed 

Toward Education. Parade style ride will follow guest speakers on motorcycle 

safety. ABATE has a charitable foundation that's purpose is to promote 

motorcycle safety. 

For info, call Pete at 716-655-6473. 

Join us for our Membership Meetings 7:30 PM on the third Wednesday of the 

month at VFW Post 8113 "The Chicken Coop" 299 Leydecker Road West 

Seneca, NY 14224. 

Saturday May 5, 2012 - 24th Annual CMA Run for the Son 

Runs leaving from Jamestown Harley Davidson, I-86 Exit 13, Falconer, NY 

(register at 9 AM, kickstands up at 9:30) & Peppermints Family Restaurant 4870 

West Henrietta Rd., Henrietta , NY (run starts at 9 AM). 

Donations benefit The Jesus Film Project, Open Doors, Missionary Ventures International, 

and Christian Motorcyclists Association's outreach to bikers in the 

USA. For info call Glenn Emerson 585-732-6984. 

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Saturday May 12, 2012 - First Annual Hogs and Heroes NY Chapter 1 

Bike/Car Show and Dice Run - 11 AM 

Presented by C&S Wholesale Grocers and Bobcat of Buffalo at the Parking lot 

of the former Ball Park bar and Grill 6856 Transit Rd., Lockport, NY. 

Fundraiser to support Public Safety and our U.S. Military. 2012 event dedicated 

to the family of injured Niagara County Sheriff's Deputy Allen Gerhardt who was 

seriously injured while responding to a call. Trophies for motorcycles, Classic 

Cars, TJ's Absolute sound, Live entertainment by The Derek Scott Mediak Band 

and Jonesie and the Cruisers. 

For info or to be a sponsor or vendor call Tim Myers 716-819-6558, 

Josh Freundschuh 716-417-8726 or John Boivin 716-308-3313. 

Saturday May 12, 2012 - American Legion Riders 7th Annual 

Bike Blessing & Ride 10:30 AM Registration – Blessing of Bikes at Noon, 

Kickstands up at 1:00 PM. $20/bike - $10/passenger - $10/Walk in 

Orchard Park American Legion Post #567 3740 North Buffalo Rd (corner Webster 

Rd), Orchard Park. Benefits L.E.E.K. Hunting & Mountain Preserve which 

Helps Wounded Warriors and Camp Pioneer/Operation Purple Helping Military 

Children & Families. Door Prizes, Food, and live music. 

For info call 716-662-9780. 

Saturday May 12, 2012 - AMVETS Riders 409 Bike Blessing 

10:00 Registration, 11:00 Kickstands Up, $15/rider, $20 w/passenger. 

AMVETS RIDERS are a dedicated and patriotic group of motorcycle riders who 

hold true to an unwavering respect for our Nation, our Flag, and our Military 

… past, present and future. 

For info call Kevin A Matteson 716-673-5651 or Leroy Herbstritt 716-785-9800. 

May 12-13, 2012 - Gowanda Harley At Zoar Valley River Fest 2012 

Zoar Valley River Fest, Creekside Park, Gowanda NY. 

Food, music, water events, camping available in town. 

Live music with Paul Zittel & Pure Country. 

Gowanda Harley Davidson 65th Anniversary Giveaway Registration. 


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MOTORCYCLE CLUB 

THURSDAY NIGHT AT 

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FOOD MUSIC & FUN 

1149 BROADWAY • BUFFALO, NY

Saturday May 19, 2012 - Sons of Liberty NY Annual Bike Blessing 

Registration 10am, Kickstands up at 12 noon sharp. $10 for riders and $5 for 

non-riders. Lakeshore Marine Corps Club RT5/ Lake Road between Dunkirk and 

Silver Creek. Return to Club approximately at 3pm for live music, food, and 

awards. Sons of Liberty (SOLNY): Riding Club (R.C.) is a Military Support Motorcycle 

Riding Club consisting of Military Veterans, Active Duty, Reservist and 

Military Supporters. Our Mission is to support past, present and future military 

personnel and veteran organizations. 

For info call Jr 716-785-4157 or Clyde 716-785-9038. 

Saturday May 19, 2012 - The Springville Travelers M.C. Poker Run 

Sign in 10:30-Noon 

The Springville Travelers Clubhouse 14340 Route 219, Springville, NY 14141. 

The Springville Travelers Club was established on May 5, 1934. The club offers a 

variety of motorcycle events including Poker Runs, Bike Shows, Field Meets/Motorcycle 

Rodeos, Chili Runs and more. We’re a family oriented club and we have 

both men and women as members. No Guns, No Drugs, No Attitudes, No Pets. 


Saturday May 19, 2012 - Previty's Bison Cycles Open House Party 

8032 Boston State Rd. Hamburg, NY 14075 

Pig roast, live music, bike show, beer. BBQ by Buffalo Buck's Smokehouse 

Restaurant. All proceeds to benefit Make A Wish. Specializing in affordable 

Harleys, along with service, repair, bikes, parts, and gear. 

For info call 716-625-8802. 

Saturday May 19, 2012 - Rapids Volunteer Fire Company 

Dice Run & Bike Blessing 

Breakfast from 8:00am til 11:00am. Blessing 11am - 12 noon. $10 per rider and 

$5 per passenger 

Terry's Corners VFC located at 7801 Chestnut Ridge Rd Gasport, NY 14067 (RT 77) 

60 mile ride around Niagara County stopping at 3 other fire companies. 

Each company will hold events and will be rolling the dice. Final stop at Rapids 

VFC, 7195 Plank Rd Lockport, NY 14094. 

Live music with JONSIE AND THE CRUISERS, beer, pop, and food. All proceeds 

go to Rapids VFC. 

For info call Pat Barrett 716-830-2592 or Fred Baldwin 716-579-3501. 

Sunday May 20, 2012 - Lonelyones M.C. 31st Annual Motorcycle Blessing 

Gates open at 10 AM! Blessing at 1pm. $10 donation. 

McKinley Mall on McKinley Parkway in Hamburg, NY 

THE LARGEST MOTORCYCLE BLESSING ON THE EAST COAST. Live music at the 

mall by Midnight Soul. Ride to the After Party at the Wings Flight Grove (California 

Rd. behind Ralph Wilson Stadium). Must be 21 to attend the party. 

Food, beverages and live music at the grove by The Little Louis Band and Forever 

Young. No weapons, dogs or attitudes allowed. Portion of the proceeds 

to benefit Wings Flight and Cornerstone Manor. 

For info call 716-824-5668 or 716-465-1088 or 716-444-4201. 

Monday May 21, 2012 - ABATE of NY Freedom Rally 

Ride to Albany, and make a statement. 

Are you concerned about discriminatory motorcycle only roadblocks and where 

are money has gone? Ride with us from Buffalo to The Capitol and fight for 

your rights. ALL Motorcyclists Welcome. ABATE of New York Inc. is a state motorcycle 

rights organization. It is necessary to show Albany (in numbers) that 

we ride and we VOTE. The impact we can make on the state politicians is of 

great importance to all motorcyclists. We need to show politicians that we are 

an influential voice within their voting districts. This is your opportunity to speak 

directly with the politicians who have the power to make decisions that affect 

our rights. 

For info call 716-825-2627. 

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Saturday May 26, 2012 - American Legion Riders Bike Run 

to Benefit Homeless Vets 

Registration 10:00 AM. Kick Stands Up at Noon, $20.00/bike - $10.00/passenger 

Orchard Park American Legion. Chicken Dinner, Dice Run Trophies, Music 

4 to 7 PM by the "100 Proof" Band (This is the same run that in previous years 

was conducted from the West Seneca American Legion Post). 

For info call 716-662-9780. 

Saturday May 26, 2012 - Gowanda Harley Davidson Harley's Heroes 

2535 Gowanda Zoar Road Gowanda NY 14070 

FREE government benefits counseling courtesy of the DAV (Disabled American 

Veterans) for our local veterans. DAV assistance is provided in various ways; 

helping veterans obtain earned benefits, transportation to/from hospitals, relief 

from disasters, and educating the public about disabled veterans’ issues. 

For info call 716-532-4584. 

Saturday May 26, 2012 - Stan's Harley Davidson Open Test Ride Day 

4425 W. Saile Dr. Batavia, NY, 14020 

Stop in on this day and test drive many current Harley-Davidson models. Try 

before you buy. For info call 585-343-9598. 

Monday May 28, 2012 - Memorial Day Run to Spraguebrook AMVETS 

Riders 409. AMVETS RIDERS are a dedicated and patriotic group of motorcycle 

riders who hold true to an unwavering respect for our Nation, our Flag, 

and our Military … past, present and future. 


JUNE 2012 

Saturday June 2, 2012 - Sixth Annual Doin' It For Dean Car and Motorcycle 

Show. $10.00 admission. Registration for cars, motorcycles and at 1:00 pm. 

$10.00 registration fee includes admission. Gates open at 2:00pm for the 

event. Bowen Rd. Grove in Lancaster, N.Y. (near Broadway) 

A fundraiser for Hospice of Buffalo in memory of Dean Brown. Walk, Drive or 

Ride, Everyone is Welcome. Food and drink available for purchase. Kids Corner 

including Bounce House, Dunk Tank, Face Painting, Tattoos, appearances by 

famous Cartoon Characters. Children under 12 free. Vendor space available. 

Live entertainment by: Silver Xtreme and Widow Maker. 1st in show awards, 

several categories. HELP US HELP HOSPICE! (Rain or Shine.) 

For info call Rich Brown 716-771-6293. 

Saturday June 2, 2012 - HollywoodTheater Charity Run -AMVETS Riders 409 

10:00 Registration, 11:30 Kickstands Up, $15/rider, $20 w/passenger. 

Hollywood Happening 2012, Proceeds go to the Theater. AMVETS RIDERS are 

a dedicated and patriotic group of motorcycle riders who hold true to an unwavering 

respect for our Nation, our Flag, and our Military … past, present 

and future. The 14th annual Hollywood Happening takes the stage on June 

1st, 2nd, 3rd, located in Gowanda, New York. The Happening benefits the ongoing 

restoration of the Hollywood Theater. 


Saturday June 2, 2012 - Eric Laufer Music Scholarship Moorcycle Run 

Tickets $20 day of event or in advance. Advanced tickets at all Glass America 

locations. Bike run at Noon, Party at 3pm 

Eric Laufer was killed by a hit and run driver while on his motorcycle. Being a 

musician, he was on his way home from playing a gig that night. Hit from behind, 

his bike was dragged 1 mile before finally becoming dislodged from the 

perpetrator's vehicle; the perpetrator is still at large. Food, beer, pop, live music. 

Coffee & donuts for the motorcycle run. 

For info call Rita 716-583-3606 or Michelle 716-949-2284. 

Saturday June 2, 2012 - The Wanderers M.C. 27th Annual Dice Run 

Registration 11:00am - 1:00pm, $10 per person. 

The Wanderers MC Club House Rte. 59 Between the Bradford Airport & Federal 

Prison. Bradford (Cyclone), Pennsylvania 16726. The State Where Helmets Are 

Optional. Motorcycles, Cars, Trucks no matter what you ride or drive. Chance 

to win $100.00 for high roll at the end and a nice ride from Buffalo. 



June 8-9, 2012 - 5th Annual Dunkirk Wreck & Roll Festival 

Dunkirk Harborfront, Dunkirk, NY 

Nationally touring music acts, wing fest, build your own boat race, firemen’s 

hose race. Join the crew from The Whiskey Hill Saloon at the wing contest Sat 

June 9th. For info call 716-595-8283 or 716-366-9876 

Saturday June 9, 2012 - Louis J Billittier Foundation 

8th Annual Motorcycle Raffle/ Poker Run 

Registration 9:30 to 11. Kick stands up at 11 

Chef's Restaurant, 291 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY 14204 

Run is $25, $5 extra passenger includes party. Party alone is $25 a person 

Raffle $100 for a 2012 Harley Davidson Street Glide! Only 400 tickets will be 

sold at $100 a piece which includes poker run, street party for 2 with food and 

drink and prizes outside of Chef's Restaurant. Winner has the option of taking 

the bike or cash equivalent. Party runs from 3pm to 5:30pm and it is a $500 

first prize for the poker run. Celebrity Road captains are Buffalo Sabres great 

Rene Robert, Shredd (from 103.3 WEDG Shredd and Reagan Show) and Sheriff 

Tim Howard leading the police escorted run. 

For info call 716-856-9187. 

Sunday June 10, 2012 - ABATE Buffalo Erie Annual COPS Run 

EVERYONE IS WELCOME. C.O.P.S. is Concerns of Police Survivors. Each year, between 

140 and 160 officers are killed in the line of duty and their families and 

co-workers are left to cope with the tragic loss. C.O.P.S. provides resources to 

help them rebuild their lives. For info call 716-825-2627 or 716-627-6715. 

*Join us for our Membership Meetings 7:30 PM on the third Wednesday of the 



Sunday June 10, 2012 - 2nd Annual Kids Credit Union Poker Run 

Preregistration $25.00 driver, $40.00 driver and passenger, accepted until 

May 31. Day of: $30.00driver $50.00 driver and passenger 

Ride begins at 11:30 at the Trillium Lodge in Cherry Creek NY. 

Event t-shirt, hot dog lunch, steak fry and kickstand plate. Registrations will 

be available online via Cyberspokes.com. Registrations also available by mail 

request: Southern Chautauqua FCU 168 E. Fairmount Ave. Lakewood, NY 

14750. The ride is 115 miles of scenic Chautauqua and Warren Counties with 

stops in Frewsburg, Lakewood, Ellery, Falconer and concluding with a steak fry 

at the Trillium Lodge. Best Poker Hand wins a Large Screen HD TV. 

For info call Steve or Laura 716-665-7000 

Saturday June 16, 2012 - The 16th Annual Blues Cruise 

1pm-11pm at the Rose Garden 2753 Wehrle Dr. Williamsville, NY. (Angry Buffalo 

Event Center) Tickets $20.00 pre sale $25.00 day of event. 

Live Music featuring The Night Hawks, The Willie Haddath Band, & Hot Daddy 

Rocks. Food & beverage included. Roast Beef, Pulled Pork, Hot dogs, Hamburgers 

and more. Motorcycle & car show. Portion of Proceeds to benefit Juvenile 

Diabetes. Tickets available at The Rose Garden. 

For info call 716-875-8195 or 716-632-9871 or 716-892-6635 or 716-688-9896. 

Saturday June 16, 2012 - Gowanda Harley Davidson 

Women's Fun Run 

2535 Gowanda Zoar Road Gowanda NY 14070 

Just for fun, just for lady riders. Details and time will be updated on 

Cyberspokes.com. For info call 716-532-4584. 

Sunday June 24, 2012 - Ruben Brown Motorcycle Run 

Ralph Wilson Stadium 

To Benefit The Ruben Brown Foundation & The Buffalo Salvation Army. Details 

To Follow. The Ruben Brown Foundation supports youth and development programs 

in our communities. 

For info call 1-800-336-8260. 

June 29 - July 1, 2012 - Brothers & Sisters In The Wind Campout 

$10.00 Donation for the whole weekend 

THE HOGAROSA, Rt. 219, Genesee exit, to Summit Lane, off Drake, to dead 

end, to Hogarosa Lane Springville, NY. At The Hogarosa we Remember our 

Brothers & Sisters in the Wind. Do you have someone on the Wall? The Wall of

those we Love and Miss. A Weekend get-together. Rainman will be there blasting 

tunes all weekend. Camping, BYO. Sat. Have a Taste and Remember: Chili, 

Bon Fire and Movie Under the Stars. No Rules other than respect each other. A 

Campgrounds with trails, plenty of shade, and two beautiful spring-fed Ponds, 

one to Swim in and one to Fish. For info call 716-822-3227. 

JULY 2012 

Sunday July 8, 2012 - ABATE Buffalo Erie Annual Mystery Ride 

Everyone welcome. Help support your RIGHT TO RIDE and have a great time 

with American Bikers Aimed Toward Education - Dedicated to Freedom of The 

Road. For info call 716-825-2627 or 716-627-6715. 

*Join us for our Membership Meetings 7:30 PM on the third Wednesday of the 



July 12-14, 2012 - New York State HOG Rally 

Come out to Alexandria Bay, NY for The "HOGS AT BAY" NY State Rally. 


July Friday The 13th - Port Dover Friday The 13th Rally - PD13 

A group of riders fromWNY are meeting at Denny's in Hamburg, NY at Rt's 20 and 

75. Kickstands up at 9:30 SHARP. If you get there at 9:31 you'll have to catch up. 

Ride to Port Dover, Canada 

The Friday the 13th biker party tradition started in 1981. Chris Simons and 25 

friends got together at the Commercial Hotel {The Zoo}, now known as Angelos 

of Dover. It was November and it was Friday the 13th. And so the tradition 

was born. Less than 100 miles from Buffalo, NY. Every Friday the 13th thereafter, 

the number of people coming to the event has increased. This year's event 

expects over 150,000 Motorcycle Enthusiasts. Bikes, vendors, and camping. 


July Friday The 13th Weekend 2012 - Night Of The Living Weekend 

The Hogarosa Campgrounds, Rt. 219, Genesee exit, to Summit Lane, off Drake, to 

dead end, to Hogarosa Lane Springville, NY. $10.00 per-person per night to Camp. 

For those not heading to Canada, or not allowed in Canada, FRIDAY the 13th 

Weekend...Night of the Living Weekend. Sat. a Alice Cooper Tribute Band! July 

13th-15th: Camping, BYO, Bon Fire and Movie Under The Stars. No Rules other 

than respect each other at THE HOGAROSA. Only 3 miles from down town 

Springville, NY. For info call 716-822-3227. 

Saturday July 14, 2012 - Sons of Liberty NY 3rd Annual Benefit Run 

Registration at 10am, Kickstands up at 12 noon sharp. 

$15 for riders and $10 for Non-Riders 

Demetris on the Lake (Dunkirk, NY Waterfront) Lakeshore Dr/ RT5 

All proceeds to the RO foundation, a local foundation helps families in need 

by offsetting the cost of travel back and forth to a hospital due to an illness. Return 

to Club approximately at 3pm for live music and food. Sons of Liberty 

(SOLNY): Riding Club (R.C.) is a Military Support Motorcycle Riding Club. 

For info call Jr at 716-785-4157 or Clyde at 716-785-9038. 

For more information on these and future events 

Visit www.hardtales.net or www.cyberspokes.com 

Always check with event organizer for changes or cancellations before events! 

(Subject to change without notice) 


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WILD CARD 

BUFFALO HALL OF FAMER 

TONY SCOZZARO W/ FRIENDS 

ST. LOUIS’S 50’S STYLE R&B/ROCK N’ ROLL ARTIST 

LITTLE RACHEL FENTON 

JOHNNY CARLEVALE AND 

THE JUKE JOINT RHYTHM ROCKERS 

Lines Up At Gowanda Harley/Davidson 

AmVets Charity Run 

STUNT SHOW BY STARBOYZ 

Tattoo Contest • Bike Rodeo 

RIDE IN BIKE SHOW 

Beer Gardens Open Till Midnight Friday & Saturday 

THAT 80’S HAIR BAND THE BALL BREAKERS WENDY OWENS & RENEGADE 100 PROOF JUSTICE THE BARKING SPIDERS BUSTED STUFF 

FRIDAY NIGHT: THAT 80'S HAIR BAND 

SATURDAY NIGHT: BARKING SPIDERS • 100 PROOF JUSTICE 

THE BALL BREAKERS (AC/DC TRIBUTE BAND) 

SUNDAY NIGHT: BUSTED STUFF 

WENDYOWENS & THE RENEGADE 

Saturday and Sunday 

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT 

THE ERIC LAUFER 

MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP. 

AIDING YOUNG MUSICIANS 

AND 

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MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS RUN 

STARTS 12:00 AT VFW POST 8113 

InJest Comedy Show onWest MainStreet 

WEEKEND CAMPING AVAILABLE 

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