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NEWS! House Passes Motorcycle Helmet Bill (Colorado)

DENVER -- The Colorado House has passed a bill that would require that children under the age of 18 wear helmets when riding motorcycles.

House Bill 1117 passed 39-26 and now heads to the state Senate.

"I just felt it was time that Colorado became responsible for the health and safety of our children," said Rep. Dianne Primavera (D - Broomfield), the bill sponsor.

According to Primavera, Colorado ranks eighth in the country for motorcycle deaths per 100,000 people. She said a comprehensive helmet law is not achievable right now, but added that protections for children could save lives and spare taxpayers major medical costs.

The bill passed Wednesday over the objections of some motorcycle riders. ABATE of Colorado, a motorcycle rights group, lobbied agains the measure.

"We feel that it puts the government between a parent and their child," said Terry Howard, ABATE's state coordinator. "We feel that the parents are responsible enough to make sure that their children have helmets on their heads."

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International Master Bike Builders Row Returns To Daytona

The International Master Bike Builders Show is back at Daytona International Speedway for Daytona 200 Week By Honda on March 2-10.

The International Master Bike Builders Row, which will be located along Lake Lloyd in the specialty vehicle area, will be highlighted by a display of custom choppers from top custom bike builders Donnie Smith, Aaron Greene, Eddie Trotta, Matt Hotch and Jeff Clark.

Trotta was the V-Twin Magazine Bike Builder of the Year in 2004 while Hotch and Greene are IMBBA Hall of Fame inductees. Smith, a 1995 inductee to the Sturgis Hall of Fame, will be inducted into the IMBBA Hall of Fame during this year's Daytona 200 Week By Honda.

Clark is a 17-year veteran in NASCAR as an engine specialist working for drivers such as Davey Allison, Ernie Irvan, Dale Jarrett, Rusty Wallace, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

On Thursday, March 8, activities at the International Master Builders Row will begin at 10 a.m. and include watching a bike being built by the Chopper Chick Crew as well as a bike show where participants can have their bikes judged. Bike enthusiasts can enter the day of the show or pre-enter at HYPERLINK "http://www.masterbikebuilders.com" www.masterbikebuilders.com

The International Master Bike Builders Row and Bike Show, which made its debut at DIS last year during Fall Cycle Scene, is free and open to the public with access through the Turn 4 tunnel and will also contain numerous motorcycle vendors, concessions and merchandise.

Tickets for any of the Daytona 200 Week By Honda events are available online at http://www.racetickets.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP.

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Bear Butte no-alcohol zone dies
Associated Press
PIERRE--A proposal to create a four-mile no-alcohol zone around Bear Butte was killed in a legislative committee Tuesday morning in Pierre.

Rep. Gordon Howie, R-Rapid City, called the bill “an absolute assault on property rights.”

The House Local Government Committee voted 11 to 2 to deny the bill a vote on the floor of the House this session.

Rep. Jim Bradford, D-Pine Ridge, sponsored the measure, House Bill 1227, saying Bear Butte was sacred to many Indian tribes.

Indians often pray on Bear Butte, usually in quiet solitude, but in recent years campgrounds, bars and concert venues catering to the Sturgis motorcycle rally have been built closer and closer to the butte.

Bradford said prohibiting alcohol sales within four miles of the butte, except where that area is inside Sturgis city limits, would help restore quiet to a religious site.

Rep. Alan Hanks, R-Rapid City, told supporters of the measure that a state law passed last year allowing counties to create special zoning districts could be used to create regulations around Bear Butte. “I think we gave the local folks the tools they need to address this,” Hanks said.

Kirk Chaffee, equalization director for Meade County, said he was working on proposals for special zones near Ellsworth Air Force Base (to control development off the end of the runway), along the Interstate 90 corridor (to manage fast growth) and near Bear Butte.

But Chaffee pointed out that prohibiting liquor licenses within four miles of Bear Butte would affect 16 current license holders.

The Meade County Commission has repeatedly refused to deny liquor licenses in the area just because they are close to Bear Butte.Rep. Thomas Van Norman, D-Eagle Butte, who also spoke in favor of the measure, said after the hearing that the committee had misinterpreted liquor licenses.

“You don’t have a right to have one,” he said. “You have to get permission from the county.”

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American Builders Breakfast BREAKING NEWS

The 1st Annual Builders Breakfast made history last August in Sturgis with over 500 people attending the event and 29 of the world’s most recognizable builders. Due to overwhelming demand, beginning this March, there will be a Builders Breakfast held in Daytona during Spring Bike Week and Sturgis during the Rally as well. Dates and Events are as follows: Builders Breakfast Daytona WEDNESDAY 3-7-07 held at Destination Daytona

Located at I-95 & US 1/Exit 273

Ticket Sales Benefit Boggy Creek

For more info on Boggy Creek visit: http://www.boggycreek.org/

Boggy Creek is a year round camp for seriously ill children and offers weeklong summer sessions for the children and family retreat weekends for the whole family. There is no charge to the children or families who come to Boggy Creek. We invite you to explore this site and open your hearts to the magic of serving these brave children.

Builders Breakfast Sturgis Tuesday August 7th, 2007

Broken Spoke Saloon on Lazelle Street

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Ron & Nancy are reporting snow on the tail. A few bikes have been seen braving the tail, and they ask everyone to please check weather reports before heading off.

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Kids & Chrome 2007

Kids & Chrome 2007 celebrates its three-year anniversary by benefiting two great charities: Children’s Home Society and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame. This one-of-a-kind event brings motorcycle enthusiasts, industry professionals, celebrities and legends together under one roof for food, fun and fellowship – all while raising support for two vital non-profit organizations in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Children’s Home Society (CHS) provides a home, school, and therapy for children, primarily ages 4-13 with emotional or behavioral problems. Most are victims of severe abuse and/or neglect. CHS also provides foster care, adoption services, and emergency shelter services for children who are victims of domestic violence. Visit www.chssd.org for more information.

The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame preserves the great history of motorcycling, and makes certain that the amazing accomplishments of motorcycling's pioneers are not forgotten. Visit www.sturgismuseum.com for more information.

This year’s Kids & Chrome event will once again be held at the Spearfish Convention Center on Wednesday, August 8th and includes live and silent auctions, a raffle, and an exclusive gala social and dining experience.

If you are interested in being a part of this incredible event as a sponsor or donor contact Darla Crown 605.391.5555 or [email protected]

Events Not To Forget!!

2007
Saturday September 1st.

Bikers of America
Attempt to Break World *Record(s) for Guinness.
All Bikes, Riders, Clubs & Groups Invited!
Your Chance Of A Lifetime To Make BIKER History!

Breaking a World Record Doesn't Happen Every Day, and to "PARTICIPATE" in Breaking One is a One Shot Chance of a Lifetime! Open to All Riders from Any City or State! Fly your U.S. or State Flag!

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!!

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Upcoming Movies!!!

Wild Hogs

Awaiting Release: 3/2/2007
Synopsis: A comedy-adventure about a group of middle-aged friends who decide to rev up their routine suburban lives with a freewheeling motorcycle trip. Taking a long, dreamed-of breather from their stressful jobs and family responsibilities, they can't wait to feel the freedom of the open road. However, when this mis-matched foursome, who have grown far more used to the couch than the saddle, set out for their once-in-a-lifetime experience, they encounter a world that holds far more than they ever bargained for. The trip begins to challenge their wits and their luck, especially during a chance run-in with the Del Fuegos, a real-life biker gang whose members are less than amused with the suburbanites' novice approach. As they go looking for adventure, they soon find that they’ve embarked on a journey they will never forget.
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Larry Bishop & Quentin Tarantino Ready To Roll with New Biker Flick
By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Mar 16, 2007
Larry Bishop and Quentin Tarantino have set an end-of-April production start for "Hellride" Bishop's modern-day take on those 1960s motorcycle flicks he used to turn out for B-movie masters American International Pictures. It's the project Tarantino inspired Bishop to begin some five and a half years ago, when he told Larry, "It is your destiny to write, direct and star in a movie,'" and said he would help produce it.
"I knew then, as long as I stayed alive I'd make it happen. Very few people could do that. I knew he'd never go off his word. I devoted all my time to it," says Bishop.
It all started when Bishop, son of the late comedian and Rat Packer Joey Bishop, got a call out of the blue one night from an actress friend who was out on a date with Tarantino. She said, "Quentin is your biggest fan. He loves the motorcycle movies you did." And then Tarantino got on the phone and asked Larry if he'd like to come over "and see a mint print of 'The Savage Seven' -- a movie I did in 1967! He said, 'I own all your movies.'"
The next night was like something out of a movie. Bishop went to Tarantino's house and was escorted to the filmmaker's 100-seat theater, where posters and other memorabilia from such vintage Bishop features as "Wild in the Streets" were displayed in the lobby. To Bishop's further amazement, Tarantino also showed a string of trailers he had assembled of Bishop's flicks.
He subsequently put Bishop into his "Kill Bill: Vol. 2."
Tarantino celebrates zombie pics and slasher pics -- hey, the man knows what he likes -- in his "Grindhouse" feature due for release next month with Fergie, Rose McGowan and Bruce Willis among the star-heavy cast. Bishop, meanwhile, is in the midst of preproduction, getting his cast and crew in place for "Hellride," including talking deal with Michael Madsen, for whom he wrote a starring role.

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The annual Sturgis Rally takes place during the beginning of August, one of the most comfortable times of the year in Sturgis, South Dakota. There might be rain, and on occasion, tornadoes have touched down nearby, but overall the weather is perfect for the activities that the Sturgis Rally has become famous for.
The Sturgis Rally - yes it's full of the strange and the bizarre. There are some you wouldn't want to meet in the afternoon sunshine, let alone in the dark of the night - scantily clad women traipse around.

And then there are the friendships - philosophical discussions over a brew - thousands and thousands and even hundreds of thousands of Harley Davidsons barreling through the ponderosa pine covered mountains.
In addition to music, there are activities galore at Buffalo Chip! Amateur boxing, mud truck racing, laser light shows, motorcycle rodeos and Hot Bike Night were just a few of the favorites among young and old alike during 2006.

If you ever make one motorcycle rally in your life, make the Sturgis Rally. The place is legendary. And for good reason.
From hundreds of miles away you're surrounded by them. The roar of the Harley is everywhere. There are a few Indians. Once in awhile a BMW. And the rice grinders skulk out of sight.

For the next week or more you'll be in a place unlike any other in the World. There are more Harley Davidson motorcycles and bikers converged here than anywhere else on the Planet.

They come from many countries and all over the United States. There is everything here. Burned out Greasers, Peter Fonda, people so stoned they don't know where they are at, attorneys in the upper income tax bracket, dope dealers who should be, factory workers, lonely women, and women who will never be lonely.

All of them have one thing in common - the fun and craziness of the Sturgis Rally.

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