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4 nSeptember 2016n www.thunderpress.net THUNDER PRESS CONTENTS The Voices of the Biker Community WEST EDITION SEPTEMBER 2016 DEPARTMENTS 98 Advertisers' Index 94 Biker Friendly 51 Calendar 95 Classified 92 Competition 93 Keeping up with Jones 66 Northwest 96 Marketplace 92 Partz 91 T-Shirt Shop 32 Thunder Pants 86 Where am I And more… Volume 25 • Issue 7 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Terry Roorda EDITOR EAST (NORTH): Marjorie Kleiman EDITOR AT LARGE: Robert Filla 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: Anders Carlson, Beandip, Dagny Gallo, Diane "Shadow's Wife" Jones, Evo Red, Janice the Utahrian, Jay Anderson, Jon DeMaria, Kenzo, Paul d'Orleans, 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. Baja blowout… see page 36 A bear of a run… see page 28 MORE ONLINE: www.thunderpress.net • bonus content • videos • photos • blog • calendar • past issues • forums • news & more! BOOK REVIEWS 86 THE WOMEN'S GUIDE TO MOTORCYCLING by Hannah Clark 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 64 Chewin' the Fat Boy by Susan Swan 72 Bullin' Through Life by Buckshot 76 Motorhead Memo by Kip Woodring 80 Spare Parts by Ernie Copper 82 Free Range by Felicia Morgan 90 Name That Time Machine by Kip Woodring FEATURES 6 WIND & FIRE MC'S 20TH ANNUAL KIDS DAY RUN Kids of all ages by Evo Red 8 12TH ANNIVERSARY SHE DEVILS HOTTEST RIDE IN TOWN Bringing the heat by "Rambler" Steve Austin 10 BIKERS SUPPORT THE BLUE Riding in support of law enforcement by Jay Anderson 14 CORBIN HOLLISTER INDEPENDENCE RALLY BIKE SHOW Chrome and craftsmanship by Janice the Utahrian 28 21ST ANNUAL RUN FOR THE GRIZZLIES Hanging with friends furry and feathered by SuperGlide Gail 34 CARVE THE CUMBERLAND CELEBRATION RIDE Tennessee trippin' by Robert Filla 36 12TH ANNUAL ROSARITO BEACH MOTORCYCLE RUN Literally, Christmas in July by Jon DeMaria 41 BORN-FREE CHOPPER SHOW 8 Sensory overload by Beandip 66 COOS RIVER BYKES FOR TYKES RUN Down by the river by Sue Bee Dolan 68 THE WILD ONES WEEKEND Rust and relaxation by Anders Carlson 74 THE EARLY HISTORY OF INDIAN Part 3: Indian Motocycle is born by Kenzo