Don’t you just love the spring riding season? Warm days,
cool evenings, and weekends packed full of great rides, rallies
and events. The low humidity also makes for great riding, and
you don’t have to worry about picking too many bugs out
of your teeth after cruising around at night. Yum!
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| April has been another great month for bike shows.
On Saturday, April 9, the Easyriders V-Twin Bike Show Tour 2005
returned to Bartle Hall, and several of our readers stopped by
our booth to visit for a while and have their photos taken with
the lovely Cycle Connections girls. We also have a very special
treat for you, because Loney & Stephanie, two of our ace roving
reporters were able to arrange exclusive interviews with ALL of
the master bike builders on tour with the show, including Billy
Lane, Kendall Johnson, Kim Suter, Rick Fairless, Aaron Greene,
Dave Perewitz and more! Watch for their article in our May issue,
and with so many great interviews to publish, we decided to feature
two master bike builder interviews in each of the next few issues!
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| On Saturday, April 16, we also had a booth at Harrah’s
Casino for the 1st Annual Thunder on the River Bike Show. Again,
this was a great opportunity to meet our readers and hang out
with several of our advertisers and local bike builders. There
was also a fashion show sponsored by Worth Harley-Davidson North,
which gave everyone a good taste of all the latest Harley wear!
Watch for Stripe’s coverage of this event in our June issue. |
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| And speaking of events, let's take a look at what's
going on here in the Kansas City area and in your neck
of the woods. |
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Upcoming
Events:
Every Saturday in April, Hawg Wyld Cycles in Lee’s Summit,
Missouri is having a Saturday
Tent Sale with lots of great service, parts and apparel specials.
You can even get 20% off on custom painting and up to 50% off
on select items! |
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| Every Saturday from April 2 thru September 3rd Moto-Gear
is having a Customer
Appreciation Day as they cookout for their customers and offer
sale specials throughout the entire store! |
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| On Saturday, April 23, join the Proclamation
Ride, as FORR Locals gather Proclamations from across towns
in Missouri. The proclamations will then be delivered to Jefferson
City on Monday, April 25, where you can take part in the Annual
Mike Sloan Memorial Motorcycle Awareness and You (M.A.Y.) Rally.
On Saturday, April 23, the HITTEM' HARD MC is hosting their First
Annual HITTEM' HARD Trophy Party also known as “Biker
Fear Factor,” which should prove quite interesting! |
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On Sunday, April 24, the Southern Cruisers Riding Club (SCRC)
Chapter #259 is hosting the Cruizin
For Kids poker run in Clinton, Missouri to benefit St. Jude's
Children Hospital, and in Kansas City, CARQUEST Auto Parts and
Hooter's Restaurant is sponsoring the Ride
for the Run with all proceeds benefiting the Law Enforcement
Torch Run®, Special Olympics Kansas and Special Olympics
Missouri. |
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| If you’re looking for a good road trip for
a great cause, the Choppers4Children
Bike Show & Rally will take place in Neosho, Missouri
on Saturday, April 30 to benefit the Children's Miracle Network.
There will be a poker run, food, drink, live music all day, and
a big concert that evening. |
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| On Sunday, May 1, Disciples of Jesus Ministries &
Freedom of Road Riders is hosting the 16th
Annual Bikers with a Mission (BWAM). Annual funds raised by
BWAM are used by the City Union Mission to support homeless individuals
and families in crisis situations. |
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| Saturday, May 7 is a busy, busy day, starting with
the Mushroom
Festival in Richmond, Missouri, complete with a poker run
and bike show. That same day, F.O.G. Cycles is hosting the Bikers
Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A.) 3rd Annual Bike Show, while
the Second
Annual Roar 4 A Cure takes off from Weld Wheels in Kansas
City, Missouri and ends at O'Malley's in Weston, Missouri, with
all proceeds to benefit ALS Association – Keith Worthington
Chapter in their fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS),
also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. After the sun goes down, Central
Harley-Davidson, Gail's Harley-Davidson and KC Creations hosts
Michael
Bergen's 8th Annual Spring Night Train Run to help KC children
in their time of need. |
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| Whew! There are a lot more great events just around
the corner, so make sure to check out our Local
Rides, Rallies and Events
calendar to see what’s going on. If you know of any local events
worth mentioning, feel free to Submit
a Rally or Event
and we’ll add them to our magazine for FREE! |
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On the Cover:
Cover Page
- On this month's cover we feature the new 2005
MZ 1000S and cover girl, Brandy. |
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Features:
A
Helping Hand - Margaret tells us about the Special Olympics
– Ride for the Run, which will take place on Sunday, April
24. Make sure to mark your calendars now for this very special
event! |
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| Bike
Club Review - Freedom of Road Riders, Inc. (FORR) is Missouri’s
largest motorcycle rights organization, whose main purpose is
to guard the rights of all motorcyclists; to keep you informed
of laws that will help or hinder you as motorcyclists; and to
promote safety, brotherhood and freedom for all motorcyclists.
Are you a member? If not, now’s a great time to join and
help protect your rights! |
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| Bike
Night Review - Did you know there are more than 25 bike night
locations just in the Kansas City area? Find out the scoop on
all of these great biker-friendly watering holes, and see which
award winning Kansas City Mexican restaurant chain is diving head
first into this year’s bike night craze, starting on Cinco
de Mayo, with $1 draws for all bikers and great burrito specials
all day! |
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| Business
Reviews - Meet the great folks at MidAmerica PowerSports Plus
in Independence, Missouri—a full service dealership servicing
all makes and models. Their franchised brands are MZ and KYMCO,
and make sure to check out our Road Test of the 2005 MZ 1000S!
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| Rides,
Rallies & Events Recap - Lynn & Leigh, our southern
connection, tells us about the great time they had at the 2nd
Annual Crawfish Boil & Bike Show in Centre, Alabama, while
the Cycle Connections crew and several of our readers, advertisers
and riding buddies got up at the crack of dawn to ride in the
21st
Annual Snake Saturday Parade in North Kansas City, Missouri.
Michael Prichard, our newest photojournalist makes his way to
Daytona
Bike Week 2005, and Stripe gives us the lowdown on this year’s
World
of Wheels and All American Bike Show right here in Kansas
City. |
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| Readers
& Their Rides - Meet Blake
Cox and his 2005 Honda CRF250 & Jeffery
Hartsell and his ’94 Harley-Davidson Special Softail. |
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| Road
Tests - Check out the newest section of our magazine as we
road test the new 2005 MZ 1000S, courtesy of MidAmerica PowerSports
Plus! |
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| Scenic
Rides & Destinations Review - James Ottney takes us on
a euphoric ride of self discovery as he and his trusty ‘69
Triumph Bonneville make their way to Tombstone, Arizona in his
article entitled, Desert Wanderer. |
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| Writer's
Block - Park that gas hog and get on your hog and ride! With
gas at over $2.15 per gallon, this gives us just one more reason
to ride! |
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Departments:
Ask
the Jackass - No such thing as a stupid question? Wrong! If
there's something on your pea-sized brain and you don't know whom
to turn to for advice, just ask the Jackass. |
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| Biker
Humor - Our weekly publication of jokes and cartoons are sure
to bring a smile to your face. We encourage you to submit jokes
and cartoons, and each month, we’ll draw a name out of the
helmet for a free Cycle Connections coozie! |
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| Cool
Bikes & Hot Babes - Check out our photo collection of
cool bikes & hot babes! New photos are added each day. This
is a members only page, so sign up now for your FREE
online subscription and check them out today! |
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E-mail
to the Editor - We’ve received lots of great feedback
and information from our readers that we want to share. Drop
me a line and let me know what's on your mind. |
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| In
Memory Of - Pearl Hoel – First Lady of the Sturgis Rally.
When her husband, the late John Clarence “Pappy” Hoel,
organized the first “Black Hills Motor Classic” in
1938, she was at his side. She will be greatly missed. |
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| Safe
Riding - Find out five simple tips for safe spring riding,
which could save your life. |
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| Spoke
to Spoke - Goldie tells us the history of the ride bell. Do
you have one? |
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| Tech
Tips - Dave shows us step-by-step how to inspect our brake
pads. |
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| Veteran
Riders - Although the temperature was in the low 30s, nine
brave riders from American Heartland H.O.G. left Gail's Harley-Davidson
in Grandview, Missouri and headed to the Kansas Speedway in Kansas
City, Kansas to welcome home our troops. |
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If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! We are expanding
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| We strive to make Cycle Connections Online Motorcycle
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have listed, let us know so we can add them! All comments and
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Mike Schweder
Editor-in-Chief
Cycle Connections Online Motorcycle Magazine |
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