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Quick Throttle Northwest PAGE 5 LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER P.O. Box 2241 This edition marks our 11th Anniversary, thoughts on paper that you will be reading two thought to an “Independent Shop” list similar Port Orchard, WA. 98366 and the beginning of the twelfth year for NW weeks from now in the March issue while also to what we do with “Biker Friendly Bars and working on our big, beginning of the ride season, Restaurants.” We are researching this now, and PAGES 8-9 RIDE & EVENTS CALENDAR 360-769-0408 Quick Throttle magazine. Pretty amazing to April issue. The weather guys locally have as will begin contacting shops over the next few [email protected] us that time has flown by so fast. It seems like usual been wrong far more than right but the weeks. If you are an independent shop with a PAGE 10 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE just yesterday that I was badgering dealer long-range forecasters at the National Weather retail location give us a call. A modest fee similar after dealer to step up and take a shot with Service, and the ever-reliable Farmers Almanac, to what we charge for BFs is being cost analyzed Publisher have been spot on with their predictions of a now. We think this will be very helpful both to the us on this new venture. It was at the height PAGE 12 REP DIRECTORY Mike Dalgaard warmer, wetter winter. If they continue to be riders and the shops. What do you think? of the latest motorcycle craze and subsequent correct, the spring months of April and May will PAGE 14 ROADSIGNS boom. I heard more ways to say “NO” then be dryer, a bit warmer and much more conducive BIKER FRIENDLY RENEWAL PERIOD Senior Editor I had as a teenager hitting on all the hotties to good riding then they were last year. June is BEGINS NOW: If you are currently on our Jan Dalgaard at my High School back in the day. But just still looking a bit gloomy with the normal marine Biker Friendly list you or want to be added on, PAGES 16-17 VICTORY JUDGE layers and fronts. Bottom line is this: Get your now is the time to begin thinking of stepping up like then, persistence paid off and we landed bikes out of mothballs and into your favorite and signing up or renewing. The CURRENT list Editor 3 advertisers for our first issue. This meant local shops NOW! Don’t wait for great weather will EXPIRE with the MAY issue and a new and that we would only be in the “RED” for and be caught up in the usual “I should have revised list will first appear in our JUNE issue. Diana Olmstead th about $6600.00 for Issue #1. We were on done this earlier” surge that envelops riders every DEADLINE for that is MAY 15 . Re-up soon! year. Spring deals are on tap for lots of different our way. What could possibly go wrong? types of service from an oil change to a stage 1 CALENDAR: Another change for this year will Copyright Enforcement & Licensing: kit and more. If its mods you want done then you be the way we produce our famous ride and events Ed Engle Early on, we went to everyone regardless of can hit any number of reliable independent shops calendar. We can ONLY accept your events via brand or type of motorcycle. The Harley shops like Cyclpath, Urban, or Zacky’s. If your butt e-mails direct to us or better yet use the listing “got it”, the metrics never did and still don’t. isn’t happy give Rich’s a call for some seat relief format on our website. No phone, No Fax, No Features Editor Different minds with different goals, and with and if “bling” is your thing, buzz Tom at PWT snail Mail. We will be using an outside editing Janga the metrics they simply did not, and do not relate Customs. If basic service and maintenance is on service so the deadline is really critical and that’s to the street cruiser market. With the exception your list, check with your local independent shop the TENTH of each month. The sooner you get of Triumph who has always thought like the or Harley shop. Older Harleys need love too, and your listings in, the longer they will run! We plan Advertising rest of us, and who totally understands the big between the dealer’s shops and the independents, on going out as far as we can, given what events bike market, we simply have stopped trying to Diana Olmstead you’ll find what you need and be on the road well come in. So if you send us a July event now it will win the hearts and minds of the metric market. ahead of the masses! Please give our advertisers begin running in the next available issue. More Effective with this issue we will be significantly first shot at your business. Without them there time in print equals better attendance! Again we Art Director reducing the number of copies of QT to the can’t be a Quick Throttle magazine. Remember need to remind you that we DO NOT update metric market segment in this area. We think it’s that when your deciding where to spend your the on line version of the calendar except on the Steven a poor use of our distribution dollars. It makes money! FIRST of each month. PAGE 19 HARLEY HAR HAR much more sense for us to take those same magazines, and expand our big bike base into Writers NEW COVERAGES: Traditionally our In addition to our regular calendar, we are Wyoming & South Dakota. It also means more expanded April “Get Ready to Ride” issue is considering a new feature page called “Spotlight PAGES 20-22 HIGH SEAS RALLY Mike Dalgaard, Diana Olmstead, magazines will be available locally through tried one of the most popular and sought after of Rides.” Over the spring and summer we get Chris Dalgaard, Janga, Jan Dalgaard, and true distribution points all over the V-Twin the year. It’s the April issue that begins setting hundreds of e-mails & phone calls from smaller PAGE 23 SPEEDBUMPS map. We have hinted in past editorials about a the ‘tone” for the year. One of many changes groups putting together some cool rides. They Easywriter, Chas. Bogle, Gary Mraz, coming distribution change, and that change is we are contemplating is to provide you with want their upcoming event to get more exposure Gary Gardner, Ray Seidel, Randy Twells, now. Contact us if your favorite shop is no longer some different coverage of events not seen or than simply being listed in our Free Calendar PAGES 26-27 BIKER FRIENDLY on our radar, or if they seem to run out too early. seldom seen within our pages the last few years. but they do not have a big ride/event budget. To Lisa Dalgaard, BlackJack Better yet, have THEM contact us! Remember To do that, some events that have been almost show our support of these smaller but fun charity PAGE 29 BIKER CROSSWORD PUZZLE that our advertisers always get two to four times an annual thing with us will be downsized or rides, we came up with the “Spotlight Rides” Webmaster the number of magazines that non- advertisers skipped for this year. We don’t want to get stale concept – 12 “mini ads” on 1 page. ONLY $50 get, so see them first! With the ride season by doing the “same old, same old” all year. PER AD. Interested? Contact us now at: nw@ PAGE 30 WINTER ROAD TRIP Chrome Horse Promotions around the corner, now was the time to make this Don’t worry, we won’t be covering out of area quickthrottle.com for more details. If we receive http://chrome-horse.net change, and over the past 90 days that’s what we events that have limited local interest very often. a good response to this idea, we’d like to run have done. Now that this edition is more widely distributed the “Spotlight Rides” page in our JUNE thru PAGE 31 PUZZLE ANSWERS overall, including new areas like WY and SD we September issues. APRIL ISSUE: One of the really odd things want to shake things up a bit coverage wise. We that everyone in the publishing world has to get hope you will take the time to let us know what REMEMBER, our big, “Get Ready to Ride” used to is literally living 4-6 weeks in the future you think. issue is in shops on APRIL 1st. Grab it early as due to planning, production and print time turn they are all gone within a week’s time. around. So here I sit in mid February, putting INDY SHOP LISTING: We are also giving MD 6 MARCH 2013 MARCH 2013 7 8 MARCH 2013 MARCH 2013 9 IF YOU DON’T SEE Fairgrounds, inside the new Event Center, Cover) framed pictures, new movies, music, DVD/ pdf for ticket info. Everyone 21 & over Center for an afternoon of fun and celebration. Monroe, Hwy 522 & Hwy 2. (See ad pg 11) APR 27 CD. Postage stamps, and CASH. Ride to welcome. Spring Opener Advance tickets $35 Starts: Downtown Harley-Davidson, 3715 YOUR EVENT, IT’S MAR 24 WA* BACA PUGET SOUND CH RETSIL VETS HOME. Starts and returns ABATE members, $40 non-members. Pay at East Valley RD, Renton, WA. 425 988 2100 WA* 20TH ANNUAL BUNNY RUN FOR AWARENESS RIDE.