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4 nMarch 2017n www.thunderpress.net THUNDER PRESS CONTENTS The Voices of the Biker Community WEST EDITION MARCH 2017 DEPARTMENTS 82 Advertisers' Index 78 Biker Friendly 45 Calendar 79 Classified 76 Competition 77 Keeping up with Jones 52 Northwest 80 Marketplace 71 T-Shirt Shop 60 Where am I And more… Volume 26 • Issue 1 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: Robert Filla, Moshe Levy, Mongo, 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 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. Historic legends… see page 32 Making the rounds… see page 12 MORE ONLINE: www.thunderpress.net PRODUCT REVIEWS 69 SKEID LEATHER JACKET Budget-priced protection Reviewed by Moshe Levy BOOK REVIEWS 42 HARLEY-DAVIDSON KNUCKLEHEAD: EIGHTY YEARS An expert's perspective on perfection Reviewed by Kip Woodring COLUMNS 5 Free Range by Felicia Morgan 16 If You See Kay by Kay Cardwell 20 Almost Fiction by Sam Jones 24 Hazy on the Details by Hazel Perry 54 Chewin' the Fat Boy by Susan Swan 62 Bullin' Through Life by Buckshot 64 Spare Parts by Ernie Copper 70 Name That Time Machine by Kip Woodring 72 Motorhead Memo by Kip Woodring FEATURES 6 EASYRIDERS MOTORCYCLE SHOW NFL playoffs lead to the super bowl of bike shows by Mongo 10 MIKE VILS' BIRTHDAY Fass Mikey hits 70 by Felicia Morgan 12 V-TWIN EXPO Still wheelin' and dealin' by Shadow 26 HARLEY-DAVIDSON REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER, FULL-YEAR 2016 RESULTS International sales rise while U.S. drops by Press release 28 EAST TENNESSEE TOUR Triple threat by Robert Filla 32 26TH ANNUAL LAS VEGAS AUCTION Hangin' with the cool kids by Felicia Morgan 52 TOURING EASTERN OREGON Journeying through time on scenic byways by Shannon Parker