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4 nFebruary 2017n www.thunderpress.net THUNDER PRESS CONTENTS The Voices of the Biker Community WEST EDITION FEBRUARY 2017 DEPARTMENTS 78 Advertisers' Index 78 Biker Friendly 43 Calendar 79 Classified 76 Competition 77 Keeping up with Jones 52 Northwest 80 Marketplace 67 T-Shirt Shop 68 Where am I And more… Volume 25 • Issue 12 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Terry Roorda EDITOR EAST: 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 Clark 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: "Rambler" Steve Austin, Ken Conte, Sue Bee Dolan, Robert Filla, Larry King, Shannon Parker, SuperGlide Gail 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 Clark (Classifi ed Advertising) 763.383.4475, 763.383.4499 (fax), hclark@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 x4464 Published on or about the second week of each month by Thunder Press, Inc. Contents copyright © 2017 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. Motorin' along… see page 32 Santa and Ronald foster a friendly rivalry… see page 36 FEATURES 6 18TH ANNUAL HELL'S ANGELS FRESNO TOY RUN Big hearts and bicycles by Buckshot 10 PAUL YAFFE'S BIRTHDAY BASH AND BIKE EXPO Celebrating in style by Ken Conte 18 OHIO TAIL OF THE DRAGON In search of a legend by Larry King 22 36TH ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S DAY RIDE & TOM PERKINS MEMORIAL RUN Braving the coastal chill by "Rambler" Steve Austin 26 13TH ANNUAL DAVID MANN CHOPPERFEST If you build it they will come by Felicia Morgan 32 MOTO PHOTO NEW YORK LAKES TOUR Have camera will travel by Shadow 36 29TH ANNUAL LA TOY RUN BENEFITING RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE A lot of years, a lot of love by SuperGlide Gail 38 BIKES, BRUNCH AND BLOODIES Breakfast 'n' brotherhood by Felicia Morgan 39 JAMESTOWN HARLEY DAVIDSON'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY POLAR BEAR RUN Dressing down for New Year's by "Rambler" Steve Austin 52 A CHRISTMAS FOR ALL RUN Hello in there by Shannon Parker 52 COOS CYCLE SUPPLY BYKES FOR TYKES TOY RUN The wheel deal by Sue Bee Dolan 59 IN MEMORIAM Dawn Hamilton by Felicia Morgan PRODUCT REVIEWS 64 NOLAN N104 EVO HELMET Bellissimo Casco Reviewed by Robert Filla 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 50 Chewin' the Fat Boy by Susan Swan 58 Bullin' Through Life by Buckshot 60 Spare Parts by Ernie Copper 66 Free Range by Felicia Morgan 70 Name That Time Machine by Kip Woodring 72 Motorhead Memo by Kip Woodring MORE ONLINE: www.thunderpress.net