http://www.sturgisriderlive.comRSS feeds for Sturgis Rider Live60http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/44/MB-passes-rally-ordinances--and-Lid-Law.aspx#Comments2http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=44http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=44&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/44/MB-passes-rally-ordinances--and-Lid-Law.aspxAll 15 of Myrtle Beach's proposed bike rally options have become law, though with some modifications. At this morning's city council workshop, rally proponents raised objections to some details and some entire proposals, like the one that requires riders to wear helmets and protective eyewear within city limits.mikeMon, 29 Sep 2008 16:18:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:44http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/43/Sturgis-Rider-Live-at-the-Buffalo-Chip-2008.aspx#Comments1http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=43http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=43&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/43/Sturgis-Rider-Live-at-the-Buffalo-Chip-2008.aspxSturgis Rider Live at the Buffalo Chip 2008 - By Sabrina Bretchel When you put the Motorcycle industry and an Adult themed Internet show website together you get a phenomenal episode of Sturgis Rider Live. In case you are new to the show it is a mixture of top builders, artists, clubs, bikes and models all doing interviews on there history and what they are doing now. There is a new show that airs once a month in a new location each time featuring Charlie Brechtel as the host along with the Sturgis Rider Live Band. Check out our newest addition to the family www.waterbuffalofilms.com mikeThu, 18 Sep 2008 15:07:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:43http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/42/One-Percenter--The-Legend-Of-The-Outlaw-Biker.aspx#Comments1http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=42http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=42&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/42/One-Percenter--The-Legend-Of-The-Outlaw-Biker.aspxI have just finished reading the book One Percenter - the Legend of the Outlaw Biker - by Dave NicholsmikeThu, 18 Sep 2008 15:01:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:42http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/41/Default.aspx#Comments4http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=41http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=41&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/41/Default.aspxMYRTLE BEACH — Furious and frustrated after the weekend shooting death of a 20-year-old Coastal Carolina University student, Myrtle Beach City Council members said Tuesday that they do not want motorcycle rallies in the city any more. A group of local ministers and a bike-rally event promoter spoke to the council at a morning workshop Tuesday and implored the city to help them "do something" about the behavior they witnessed during the past weekend.mikeThu, 05 Jun 2008 23:33:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:41http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/39/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=39http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=39&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/39/Default.aspxI know this column is called "Favorite Rides Through The Northern Sierra Nevada" but man cannot live on bread alone nor can I do all my riding in the same mountain range. Sometimes, I just gotta hit the road for an extended ride and get out of Dodge so to speak. Besides, I had to see how my new Buell Ulysses would do on a longer trip, two up and in a variety of conditions. Margie and I loaded up the touring pack the night before leaving town.mikeThu, 22 May 2008 20:10:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:39http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/38/BOLT--BIKERS-OF-LESSER-TOLLERANCE.aspx#Comments0http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=38http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=38&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/38/BOLT--BIKERS-OF-LESSER-TOLLERANCE.aspxThe members of B.O.L.T. fight the law that ABATE and other motorcycle rights organizations should be fighting.mikeWed, 07 May 2008 23:01:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:38http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/37/Default.aspx#Comments1http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=37http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=37&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/37/Default.aspxBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana should stop forcing adult motorcyclists to wear helmets, but begin requiring that new bikers undergo safety training before getting a license, a House committee voted on Tuesday.mikeWed, 07 May 2008 21:16:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:37http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/36/Chaotic-Clarity-By-Felicia-Morgan.aspx#Comments0http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=36http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=36&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/36/Chaotic-Clarity-By-Felicia-Morgan.aspxHuddling in the corner here at the Sturgis Rider Live headquarters in the Sierra foothills, I struggle to catch my breath as my trusty Heritage sits panting in the driveway, ready to hit the road again if the need presents itself.  April has been a productive blur of life on the road and back-to-back parties as we’ve torn up the highways all over the great state of California in order to scoop the hottest gigs and motorcycling moments.mikeMon, 28 Apr 2008 20:18:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:36http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/35/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=35http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=35&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/35/Default.aspxFlorida’s Controversial Senate Bill 1992 passed on April 23, 2008 It does include the Stiffer Penalties wording for injuring or killing a motorcyclist. This is Great News and the first such bill in the country.mikeThu, 24 Apr 2008 16:10:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:35http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/34/Default.aspx#Comments3http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=34http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=34&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/34/Default.aspxLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hells Angels veteran Sonny Barger, the man who oversaw the motorcycle gang's violent crackdown on fans at the Rolling Stones' disastrous Altamont concert in 1969, is suing HBO over a drama project he claims he helped develop. In a suit filed last week, Barger contends HBO and the producers of the motorcycle-themed drama pilot "1%" cut him out of the project and violated many of his publicity rights when he demanded changes to protect his own brand.mikeTue, 22 Apr 2008 21:04:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:34http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/33/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=33http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=33&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/33/Default.aspx  It was a beautiful morning with record high temperatures as Margie and I started our ride. We left Pioneer heading West on HWY 88 to Sutter Creek and made a stop in Plymouth at Foothill Motorcycle Company. We ordered some new parts for the Sportster and met a couple with a custom sidecar on their bike to carry their wheel-chair bound daughter.mikeWed, 16 Apr 2008 21:33:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:33http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/32/DD-PERFORNANCE-EXHAUST.aspx#Comments0http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=32http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=32&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/32/DD-PERFORNANCE-EXHAUST.aspx When my son Dale got his 2008 Harley FLHTCU it did not take him long to ask me what he could do to the exhaust system.  My answer was a lot. You need to be more specific what you want to accomplish with the change as different systems provide different results.   What we came up with was to use a true dual system so the appearance of the motorcycle would not change drastically.   The D&D Duelie pipes (part 516-22D) were chosen because they looked good and would enhance performance by giving the rear cylinder its own pipe providing a true dual exhaust. Adding a set of D&D 3 ½ inch slash cut mufflers (part 408-12S) would produce a good sound without being offensive.mikeTue, 08 Apr 2008 16:27:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:32http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/31/Florida-Legislative-Update.aspx#Comments0http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=31http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=31&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/31/Florida-Legislative-Update.aspxPlease be advised that this is the information that I have at the time the article is written and that things may change by the time you read this because of the legislature being in session as well as other factors. You can find updated information by visiting State of Florida websites http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/ for information on House Bills such as HB 137.mikeTue, 08 Apr 2008 15:33:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:31http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/30/I-rode-Harleys--By-BIKER-BOB.aspx#Comments0http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=30http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=30&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/30/I-rode-Harleys--By-BIKER-BOB.aspx I rode Harleys when I was younger, but drifted from riding in the seventies, partly due to family priorities and partly due to Harley AMF issues.  But I got back on board a few years later.   In 2003  I had felt bored with my career in high-tech and after a run in with my new boss decided to try something different.  Some thirty years prior I had started out as a radio disc jockey, moving from small town to small town trying to build a resume.  But after two years of small town radio, I took a job a friend offered that would allow me to come home.  This new job lead to a few others and next thing I knew I was in the booming high tech industry.  I was at the bottom rung of course, but high-tech none the less.  I gave up on finding another broadcasting job and my dream of being the next Johnny Carson (he had started out in radio also) took a back seat.  I bet Jay Leno was relieved.mikeMon, 17 Mar 2008 22:55:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:30http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/29/Default.aspx#Comments2http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=29http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=29&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/29/Default.aspxHalleluiah and pass the sun screen. It looks like good riding weather has blessed us once again. For a while there the wicked old weather witch was holding us as hostages in our humble abodes here in Northern California and the tell-tale signs of cabin fever were everywhere. I, personally, found myself staring out the rain streaked windows carefully eyeing the horizon for rescue boats as our yearly rain fall total reached the 100% mark. And that was months ago. Right now, whether it’s a false spring or an early warning sign that we’re headed for a scorching summer, we’re languishing in bright sun and toasty temps. I’m a happy gal.mikeThu, 06 Mar 2008 16:26:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:29http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/28/ABATE-OF-FLORIDA-IN-TROUBLE-by-Rogue.aspx#Comments1http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=28http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=28&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/28/ABATE-OF-FLORIDA-IN-TROUBLE-by-Rogue.aspxABATE needs your help to continue these efforts!  Currently, less than 1 percent of Florida’s 900,00+ endorsed motorcyclists are among the 7,500 members, in 30 Chapters that make up ABATE of Florida, Inc.  These dedicated motorcyclists represent and work to preserve and protect the rights of all Florida bikers; sport riders, cruisers, organized riders and free-riders alike.  Come for the party!  Stay for the mission!  For additional information on ABATE of Florida, Inc. visit us on the web at www.abateflorida.com.mikeWed, 05 Mar 2008 19:46:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:28http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/27/Tales-From-The-Old-Gypsy-Man-Episode-6.aspx#Comments0http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=27http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=27&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/27/Tales-From-The-Old-Gypsy-Man-Episode-6.aspxI woke as the sun was just pulling itself up over the horizon lighting up the tent.  I felt crunchy.  The skin on my face felt tight and burnt.  My eyes felt as though they’d been filled with sand.  My joints were complaining as if they’d been run without oil.  As I searched for the reason why I felt this way I remembered where I was and suddenly none of my afflictions mattered.mikeTue, 04 Mar 2008 16:52:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:27http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/26/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=26http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=26&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/26/Default.aspxColumbia State Park   One of my favorite rides through the Sierra is to Columbia State Park. The town of Columbia dates back to the 1850's and is one of the best preserved Gold Rush towns of the era. It is like stepping back in time. The locals and shop keepers dress in period clothing and speaking of, period attire is available at Philip Schwartz Mercantile.mikeTue, 04 Mar 2008 16:23:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:26http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/25/Tales-From-The-Old-Gypsy-Man---Episode-5.aspx#Comments1http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=25http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=25&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/25/Tales-From-The-Old-Gypsy-Man---Episode-5.aspxI was feeling fine and riding into the Badlands my way, using county routes instead of the interstate like the tourists and the RUBs. I was really feeling proud of myself. Isn’t there a saying about pride coming before a fall? It was only a few miles to state route 240 and I took it south into the park. As I rolled along and made the bend in the road at Cedar Pass, the landscape seemed to open right up before me. mikeSat, 23 Feb 2008 16:20:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:25http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/24/Tales-From-The-Old-Gypsy-Man--Episode-4.aspx#Comments0http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=24http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=24&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/24/Tales-From-The-Old-Gypsy-Man--Episode-4.aspxThe new adventure unfolding before me was so exciting that I totally forgot I’d been up the entire night.  No tiredness was evident, just joy and awe.  In Western New York the predominant color is green and the sky is often cloudy.  Riding through this semi-arid part of the country everything is tan and the huge bowl of sky above is the deepest blue I can imagine.  The Black Hills were still a couple of hundred miles ahead but the passing undulating landscape of this prairie was very unique to me.  I found it interesting and beautiful.   I didn’t even mind the Wall Drug Signs, the billboards advertising Murdo’s car museum and the Gutzon Borglum story.  As a stranger in this strange land everything was fresh and newmikeSat, 16 Feb 2008 17:15:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:24http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/23/WhazzzUpEasyrider-by-JP.aspx#Comments1http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=23http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=23&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/23/WhazzzUpEasyrider-by-JP.aspxIf you’ve never been to Easyrider you have no excuse.  Seriously.  It’s not like Sturgis or  Daytona that might be half way across the country. It’s a traveling show that comes to you.  You and about 10 million other bikers. It goes tomikeThu, 14 Feb 2008 16:08:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:23http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/22/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=22http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=22&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/22/Default.aspxI’ve written on this space about my early years riding a Harley because I thought it might be interesting to some to hear they weren’t alone in their love of two-wheeling.  But as most Bikers know, its more than a love of biking, it’s a love of living that attracts us to this life style.  You don’t have to be a rider to relate to incidents of living.  There are stories that let us all know we aren’t alone in our love for life and when there is one silly little story that combines both of these loves, it’s priceless.  The most interesting stories to me are always the real stories of other riders.  Stories without moral or hype, just human bits and pieces that makeup what we are all about.  This little tale is true and about a rider currently residing in Northern California named “Star”.mikeSat, 09 Feb 2008 16:49:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:22http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/21/Default.aspx#Comments1http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=21http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=21&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/21/Default.aspxCharlie Brechtel introduced me to Berry Wardlaw at the Buffalo Chip in August of 2004 but it was actually in November of that year that a bonding took place when Charlie invited the whole crew to join the band at The Love Ride in Los Angeles.  That was the year they opened for Lynyrd Skynyrd.  Early the following year Berry invited Wild Bill and I to help him at his booth for the 5th annual V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati the first weekend in February.mikeSat, 09 Feb 2008 16:45:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:21http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/20/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=20http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=20&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/20/Default.aspxCharlie Brechtel and Bill Hayes are two talented guys who, for most THUNDER PRESS readers, require little or no introduction. But for those few who have, say, been lost in the woods for a while, here are their nickel version bios. Brechtel writes rocking blues tunes that focus on bikers and the lifestyle and performs them across the country, including holding forth at the Buffalo Chip Campground annually in Sturgis. Hayes is a busy man too. He is the author of "The Original Wild Ones: Tales of the Boozefighters MC." He also pens stories for THUNDER PRESS, teaches martial arts, and plays in a band.mikeWed, 06 Feb 2008 17:53:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:20http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/19/Tales-From-The-Old-Gypsy-Man--III.aspx#Comments0http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=69&ModuleID=425&ArticleID=19http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=19&PortalID=0&TabID=69http://www.sturgisriderlive.com/FREE/Articles/tabid/69/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/19/Tales-From-The-Old-Gypsy-Man--III.aspxWhen I woke in the Dubuque, Iowa motel room it was raining and the bike wore it’s cover.  So I went back to bed.  The 1st nap of the day is always the best.  I was very glad I’d spent the money for a room.  Next time I looked out the rain had stopped so I started getting everything together.  By the time I packed, ate free motel food and fired up there were patches of blue in the Western sky.  This was going to be another grand day.mikeMon, 04 Feb 2008 19:51:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:19