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4 nJuly 2016n www.thunderpress.net THUNDER PRESS CONTENTS The Voices of the Biker Community WEST EDITION JULY 2016 DEPARTMENTS 90 Advertisers' Index 86 Biker Friendly 47 Calendar 87 Classified 84 Competition 85 Keeping up with Jones 60 Northwest 88 Marketplace 76 Partz 83 T-Shirt Shop 30 Thunder Pants 78 Where am I And more… Volume 25 • Issue 4 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Terry Roorda EDITOR EAST (SOUTH): Robert Filla EDITOR EAST (NORTH): Marjorie Kleiman MANAGING EDITOR: Cristy Pazera CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Ernie Copper, Felicia Morgan, Susan Swan TECHNICAL EDITOR: Kip Woodring PRODUCTION MANAGER: Angela Schmieg ASSISTANT MARKETING DIRECTOR: Hannah Kiges PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: Cherri Perschmann SENIOR GRAPHIC ARTIST: Aaron Olson GRAPHIC ARTIST: Haley Nelson MOTO-ANTHROPOLOGIST AT LARGE: Barbara Joans THE USUAL SUSPECTS: Buckshot, Rob Campbell, Kay Cardwell, Sam Jones, Hazel Perry REPEAT OFFENDERS: Jon DeMaria, John Dwier, Victoria Hinze, Kenzo, Don Kline, Shelia LaPolla, Moshe Levy, beryl nitrate, Shannon Parker PUBLISHER: Stuart Sutherland 763.383.4432, ssutherland@thunderpress.net SALES REPRESENTATIVES: Dave Clayton (National Sales Director - East) 763.383.4471, dclayton@thunderpress.net Stuart Sutherland (National Sales Director - West) 763.383.4432, ssutherland@thunderpress.net Hannah Kiges (Classifi ed Advertising) 763.383.4475, 763.383.4499 (fax), hkiges@thunderpress.net FOUNDER: Reg Kittrelle CEO: Marion Minor SR. VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATIONS: Gerald Winkel SR. VICE PRESIDENT/MARKET DEVELOPMENT: Joanne Juda GROUP PUBLISHER: Dave Voll THUNDER PRESS welcomes your letters, photos, and articles and while we handle them lovingly, we cannot be responsible for unsolicited material. Please make sure you include your name and address with all submissions, and if you want material returned, please include a SASE to 10405 6th Avenue North, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55441. A contributor's guide is available online at www.thunderpress.net. FOR SUBSCRIPTION CUSTOMER SERVICE: Call 763.383.4491 E-mail thunderpress@epgmediallc.com, visit www.ThunderPress.net, or write to Thunder Press, P.O. Box 96, Port Jervis, NY 12771. FOR DEALER DISTRIBUTION CONTACT: Robin Cooper rcooper@epgmediallc.com 763.383.4491 For more information on reprints from Thunder Press, contact Bernadette Wohlman, 763.383.4400 x2464 Published on or about the second week of each month by Thunder Press, Inc. Contents copyright © 2016 by EPG Media & Specialty Information. Thunder Press is a registered trademark of EPG Media & Specialty Information: Reprinting in whole, or part, can only be done with the permission of the publisher. Printed in U.S.A. A family affair… see page 68 Antiques of all marques take to the links… see page 12 PRODUCT REVIEWS 22 FXRG SWITCHBACK JACKET A skin for all seasons Reviewed by Moshe Levy 42 2X2 CYCLES BICYCLE RACK Why Not Do Both? Reviewed by Rob Campbell 44 MID SIDE ZIP ALL LEATHER WATERPROOF BOOTS Short and sweet Reviewed by Shadow COLUMNS 5 Blue Dog Diaries by Terry Roorda 16 If You See Kay by Kay Cardwell 20 Almost Fiction by Sam Jones 24 Hazy on the Details by Hazel Perry 58 Chewin' the Fat Boy by Susan Swan 62 Bullin' Through Life by Buckshot 70 Motorhead Memo by Kip Woodring 72 Spare Parts by Ernie Copper 74 Free Range by Felicia Morgan 82 Name That Time Machine by Kip Woodring FEATURES 8 8TH ANNUAL NORTH MEETS SOUTH H.O.G. EVENT No Bull Run by Buckshot 12 THE 8TH ANNUAL QUAIL MOTORCYCLE GATHERING A high-toned day on the links by Felicia Morgan 14 109TH RHODODENDRON FESTIVAL Bikers and blooms descend on the Central Coast by Shannon Parker 28 RALLY AT THE BORDER BLUES FEST A moveable feast by Victoria Hinze 35 RUN FOR THE WALL XXVIII A mission of honor by Don Kline 36 17TH ANNUAL WEST COAST THUNDER An unforgettable experience by Jon DeMaria 46 THE EARLY HISTORY OF INDIAN Part 1: George M. Hendee, bicycle race legend by Kenzo 60 SKY VALLEY 20TH ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE SHOW Celebrating a milestone by beryl nitrate 66 EDITOR'S CHOICE BIKE SHOW A Tinker's trade by Robert Filla