National ride to work day is July 19, 2006. Make plans now to ride your bike to work. I personally believe that this is an important way to increase motorcycle awareness. If they (people in cars) do not see us out there how do we expect them to become more aware of us and watch out for us.

I don’t really need a national day to ride I ride to work when ever I can, but if you do not usually ride to work make plans to on July 19, 2006.
Here is the press release from RidetoWork.org:

Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day is Wednesday, July 19, 2006

This year’s fifteenth annual motorcycle and scooter commuting demonstration will increase the number of riders on the road, according to Ride to Work, a non-profit advocacy organization. “Riding to work on this day shows the positive value of motorcycles and scooters for transportation. For many people, riding is an economical, efficient and socially responsible form of mobility that saves energy, helps the environment and provides a broad range of other public benefits,” states Andy Goldfine, the event organizer. Motorcycle and scooter enthusiasts and rider organizations worldwide encourage their members to ride to work on this day.

According to the United States Census Bureau and the Department of Transportation, over eighty million cars and light trucks are used for daily commuting on American roads, and about 200,000 motorcycles and scooters are a regular part of this mix. On Ride to Work Day, the practical side of riding becomes more visible as a larger number of America’s 8,000,000 cycles are ridden to work.

Ride to Work Day helps demonstrate how these vehicles make parking easier and help traffic flow better. Studies have shown that across equal distances commuting motorcyclists reach their destinations in less time than those using automobiles, that motorcycles and scooters consume less resources per mile than automobiles, and that they take up less space on roads. Motorcycle and scooter riders seek improved employer recognition and support for this form of transportation, and more public and government awareness of the positive value of riding.

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A Marine was deployed to Afghanistan. While he was there he received a letter from his girlfriend. In the letter she explained that she had slept with two guys while he was gone, and she wanted to break up with him. AND, she wanted pictures of herself back.

So the Marine did what any squared-away Marine would do. He went around to his buddies and collected all the unwanted photos of women he could find. He then mailed about 25 pictures of women (with clothes and without) to his girlfriend with the following note:

“I don’t remember which one you are. Please remove your picture and send the rest back.”

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This past weekend Sandy and I headed down to Salisbury, NC for the Horse’s Smoke Out.

I have been wanting to get down there for this event for the past few years but it just didn’t work out. This year things kind of feel into place and we were able to plan to go. I had heard a lot about the Smoke Out and was looking forward to an old school biker party and motorcycle show, and that is what we got.

We got up early Saturday morning and headed out. Stopping in Emporia, VA at Shoney’s for some breakfast and then blasting down the road towards Salisbury. The ride was good, a few times we ran in and out of a few misting showers, but the overcast skys were actually welcome since it kept the temperatures down. We passed (and got passed by) several groups of bikes headed down that way, and more than a few trailers. We arrived at the fairgrounds right around 1.

Once there they have a staging area where you park to get your tickets before you enter the fairgrounds and there is where I saw it, the sign that ensured me that this was going to be a good day - NO ONE UNDER 18 ALLOWED! That’s what I am talking about, you hear so much about a lot of these rallys and get togethers (even some of the major rallys) becoming “family” events. If you want a family event go to a mini-van show.

Once we had ourselves squared away with the tickets we entered the fairgrounds to a sea of motorcycles. Yeah there were a lot of just ordinary bikes, stock bikes, and factory custom bikes but the number of home built, home customized machines was amazing and some of the stuff these guys did to them - it was just unbelivable.

Sandy looking a little worn out after the ride in - we were both a little worn out from the heat.
There was also a good bit of other activities going on. A topless bike wash, a t-shirts contest (t-shirts optional), dirt drags, the Ice Cream Man from Hell was there with his sex pool (no shoes in pool - clothing optional), a home built chopper show, the Horse’s chop off, and ton’s of vendors and custom builders displaying their creations - Choppers, Inc, Sucker Punch Sally, Fab Kevin, Chopper Dave, Indian Larry Legacy, Chopperhead Road, Led Sled, Power Factory, Departure Bike Works, and a bunch of others.

We hung out at the fairgrounds till around 5 and then the heat pretty much got the best of us. We decided to head out and try to find a place to stay for the night and get a good meal. We ended up staying in a Comfort Suites in Lexington, NC only about 15 miles up the road. It was a nice place with a pool and a good REAL breakfast. Lots of other bikers staying there too. Went to Applebees for a bite to eat and then by 8 we were pretty much done for the night - with the ride down and the heat of the day - it just did us in.

I had my camera with me but I only took a few pictures. Reckon I was just try to digest everything that was going on and just having a good time that I did not think to actually take a lot of pictures. Oh well, probably next year, and I will make it a point to get back there next year. I do like the larger rallies, like Biketoberfest, but this one was different in a very good way. It was a hard day and next year we will make it a point to get up there the day before, instead of trying to pack the ride and the rally all into the same day. Think we will probably enjoy it a bit more that way.

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Smoke Out VII - June 24, 2006

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Coming Soon!

ChopperStickers.com will be launching sometime between July 1 and July 15, 2006.

Check back for hundreds of great biker helmet stickers.

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