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4 nAugust 2016n www.thunderpress.net THUNDER PRESS CONTENTS The Voices of the Biker Community WEST EDITION AUGUST 2016 DEPARTMENTS 110 Advertisers' Index 106 Biker Friendly 57 Calendar 107 Classified 104 Competition 105 Keeping up with Jones 70 Northwest 108 Marketplace 92 Partz 103 T-Shirt Shop 32 Thunder Pants 96 Where am I And more… Volume 25 • Issue 6 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: Dana Franklin Welch, Dom Mazza, Don Kline, Helldog, Jay Anderson, Kaitlyn Beecroft, Kenzo, Sue Bee Dolan, SuperGlide Gail, "Rambler" Steve Austin 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. Vehicular Valhalla… see page 82 Bombs away, bikers… see page 22 MORE ONLINE: www.thunderpress.net • bonus content • videos • photos • blog • calendar • past issues • forums • news & more! COLUMNS 5 Blue Dog Diaries by Terry Roorda 16 If You See Kay by Kay Cardwell 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 66 Southern Rail by Robert Filla 68 Chewin' the Fat Boy by Susan Swan 84 Bullin' Through Life by Buckshot 88 Spare Parts by Ernie Copper 90 Free Range by Felicia Morgan 100 Motorhead Memo by Kip Woodring 102 Name That Time Machine by Kip Woodring FEATURES 6 22ND THUNDER ON THE LOT Cruisin' the Boulevard by SuperGlide Gail 8 4TH ANNUAL TOP-LINE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CHARITY CAR AND MOTORCYCLE SHOW Having a blast and feeding the hungry by Don Kline 10 BINFORD'S BIG ASS GRAND REOPENING BASH The baddest bikes around have a new home by "Rambler" Steve Austin 22 BIKES AND BOMBERS V A day at the museum by Dana Franklin Welch 28 93RD LACONIA MOTORCYCLE WEEK Tradition prevails by Kenzo 46 EL CAJON H.O.G. AT CAMP CUYAMACA The smiles say it all by Jay Anderson 50 THE EARLY HISTORY OF INDIAN Part 2: Hedstrom sets the pace by Kenzo 64 AMERICADE 2016 Upstate moto festival by Dom Mazza 70 16TH ANNUAL LIGHTHOUSE RUN Riding the Oregon coast by Sue Bee Dolan 71 37TH ANNUAL J&P CYCLES OPEN HOUSE RALLY Heading home by Kaitlyn Beecroft 80 HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL1200CX 2016 ROADSTER A fun little brawler by Kenzo FEATURES 82 IRON STEEDS HOT RODS AND HARLEYS BIKE SHOW Cool fun in the hot sun by Felicia Morgan