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ENNIS ERNANDEZ OTORCYCLE CCIDENTS D O EES OR HOSTS NLESS E IN M A N F C U W W 855-LAW-DENNIS | WWW.DENNISHERNANDEZ.COM Call or visit our website for a free case evaluation. Tampa St. Petersburg Sarasota/Bradenton 3339 W. Kennedy Blvd. 5363 Central Ave. 1400 4th Ave. W. Tampa, FL 33609 St. Petersburg, FL 33710 Bradenton, FL 34205 813-250-0000 727-697-0000 941-210-0000 Orlando Lakeland 790 N. Orange Ave. 5304 S. Florida Ave. Orlando, FL 32801 Lakeland, FL 33813 407-680-0000 863-888-0000 (by appointment) HARVARD LAW GRADUATE SE HABLA ESPAÑOL PERSONAL INJURY LAW THUNDER ROADS LETTER FROM STAFF THE EDITOR THUNDER ROADS MAGAZINE FLORIDA Happy March everybody! P.O. Box 731-506, Ormond Beach, FL 32173 [email protected] Here we go!! It’s Daytona Bike Week time again. In my ThunderRoadsFlorida.com view, the best week of the year in Florida. Half a million FLORIDA STATE PUBLISHER / OWNER motorcyclists invade the Sunshine State for 10 days to Beth “LuLu” Connors escape the snowy white north and do some riding. From 850-206-6991 / [email protected] the panhandle to Key West there are way more bikes on FLORIDA STATE PUBLISHER / OWNER T. J. Costa the road than usual. The majority will come to Daytona for 386-852-2815 / [email protected] at least a couple of days to check out the wildness and ADVERTISING SALES sensory overload that is Bike Week. If you ride, chances Brevard County are you have a friend/friends that are coming to visit. We Tony Pettinicchi 631-879-7903 / [email protected] Charlotte County are excited to welcome all our friends that make the annual Doug Lawrence 419-564-4243 / [email protected] pilgrimage to come and see us and make more memories. Citrus/Hernando & Pasco Counties th T. J. Costa 386-852-2815 / [email protected] This will be my 39 Bike Week living in Daytona and it Daytona/Flagler/Putnam NEVER gets old. My nights get a bit shorter because of old Sherry Fletcher 386-235-3172 / [email protected] age but I try my best to hang in there as late as possible. Duval/Nassau Counties Beth Connors 850-206-6991 / [email protected] It’s like being a little kid when you don’t want to go to bed so Escambia/Santa Rosa Counties you don’t miss anything. The entire Thunder Roads Florida Beth Connors 850-206-6991 / [email protected] team will be running morning, noon, and night to cover all Highlands/Hardee & Polk Counties Metric (John Vincent) 863-835-0814 / [email protected] the bike shows, concerts, parties and special events. There Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties are too many things to mention in this short space so that’s TJ Costa 386-852-2815 / [email protected] why we print this magazine. Check out the calendar page Lake and Marion Counties Beth Connors 850-206-6991 / [email protected] for all activities for the month, the Bike Week Not to Miss Manatee & Sarasota Counties page and our individual sponsors’ ads for specific details, T. J. Costa 386-852-2815 / [email protected] Martin and Palm Beach Counties dates and times. Please introduce yourselves when you TJ Costa 386-852-2815 / [email protected] see us and say hello. We are the ones with the Thunder Panhandle Roads t-shirts on and the cameras in hand. LOL Everybody TJ Costa 386-852-2815 / [email protected] Seminole/Orange County enjoy yourselves at the World’s Most Famous Beach and TJ Costa 386-852-2815 / [email protected] be safe out there. South Florida Beth Connor 850-206-6991 / [email protected] See ya on the road, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS T.J. LuLu, Deborah Speicher, Ron Cox, Sherry Fletcher, Phoenix & Metric, Raven Vanpelt, Bear, Christine Fourman, Dave Twichell, T. J. Costa, Eric Hurd ISB Studios, AJ Costa, Jackman Photos, Tony Pettinicchi, Jeani G., Gator Ken, T-Rex, Scott Peterson, Jan Wideman, Kenneth Tornabene Studio “V” Photography, Ken Cordes, Crash, Horny Dave, Doug & Michellee Lawrence, Steph Shea and Stormy Hill Harley-Davidson, Pam & Joe Dunn CONTRIBUTING WRITERS LuLu, Deborah Speicher, Ron Cox, Raven Van Pelt, Sherry Fletcher, T. J. Costa, Tony Pettinicchi, Jeani G., Phoenix & Metric, T-Rex, Horny Dave, Doug Lawrence, Steph Shea, Pam & Joe Dunn DESIGN & LAYOUT Dorothy Polomis ART DIRECTOR ~ THUNDER PUBLISHING WEB PLATFORM DEVELOPER Leonard Parker - [email protected] NATIONAL FOUNDERS Toni McCoy Shearon & Brian Shearon 1528 Matlock Drive / Chapmansboro, TN 37035 Thunder Publishing, LLC Offices: 615-792-0040 e-mail: [email protected] / www.thunderroadsmagazine.com MARCH 2020 | ThunderRoadsFlorida.com | 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Pony Tales .....................................................................8 Tri City Cycles in Bunnell Keeping You on the Road ...12 Riding the Hill Country of Texas ..................................20 Biking Business: “Let’s Ride” is Growing .....................40 Triple Play Destination .................................................44 Riding the Loop and Other Day Trips ..........................46 Motorcycle Friendly Directory ......................................50 American Legion Post 350 ..........................................53 Bike Nights ..................................................................54 Calendar of Events ......................................................56 Bike Week Happenings 2020 ......................................58 Joker’s Wild .................................................................60 © ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO PART OF ITS CONTENT MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. PUBLISHER ASSUMES NO RE- SPONSIBILITY AND IS NOT TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR ERRORS BEYOND THE COST OF THE SPACE OCCUPIED BY THE ERROR, SLANDER OF ANY GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL, FAILURE TO PRODUCE ANY ISSUE AS SCHEDULED DUE TO REASONS BEYOND OUR CONTROL, ANY AND ALL SUITS FOR LIABLE, PLAGIARISM, COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A PERSON’S NAME OR PHOTOGRAPH. OPINIONS AND CLAIMS MADE BY ADVERTISERS AND AUTHORS ARE THEIR OWN, AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE POLICY OF THUNDER ROADS MAGAZINE OR THUNDER PUBLISHING. PUBLISHER DOES NOT PROMOTE THE ABUSE OF ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUGS. MARCH 2020 | ThunderRoadsFlorida.com | 5 PONY TALES By LuLu WOW I can’t believe it has been 14 Bike Weeks since our very first edition of Thunder Roads Florida!!! What an insane ride this life of motorcycling has been! I reflect on all the great people I have met and particularly those who no longer ride this Earth with us, and I am in awe at the sheer number of friends this magazine has graced me with. For those of you who have known me since the first edition I want you to know I still miss Bull and his zest for life. No one loved the lifestyle of two wheels more. I only wish he could have seen what the magazine has become. I must thank Bull when I cross over to the other side for all the friends this magazine created. It took T. J. at the reins to make it financially sound…I must admit I wasn’t good at the financial part of the business as I simply couldn’t seem to do it all by myself. Writing, photography, events, etc. were a piece of cake but sales, billing, collections, and distribution were a struggle for me. With T. J.’s help we were finally named Publishers of the Year! For those of you visiting our state for Bike Week please remember we have lots of critters on our roads and it seems they are getting braver each year…deer and bears are often racing across the highways even during the day. The police are another critter to watch for…I say that lovingly as one of my favorite nephews is a police officer. But they are only doing their job when they pull you over for running with blue or red LED lights, no sunglasses, loud pipes, ape hangers over the height limit, etc., but these reasons for pulling you over can lead to a DUI if you over imbibe…so drink responsibly and don’t ruin your trip. Drinking responsibly also means drink plenty of water. And finally, as I always close my Pony Tales, wear sunscreen. Even when it isn’t out the sun can fry your skin and since we don’t have anything to shield us while we ride the Sunshine State, sunscreen is a must. We have lots of new ad clients who are responsible for us being able to bring this monthly free magazine to you so please use the Motorcycle Friendly Directory as you travel the state and spend your money with those who truly are Motorcycle Friendly!!! Visit the Bayer tent at Iron Horse or Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona H-D and thank them for the free samples, sign up for information at the Concealed Carry booth too and as I already mentioned don’t forget your sunscreen! Bull Connors, original owner Historic Downtown New Port Richey BIKER OWNED AND OPERATED HAPPY HOUR 3-7 Daily FRIENDLY STAFF FINE CIGARS ~ Walk-in Humidor FINE SELECTION OF WINES ICE COLD BEER 10 Draft Taps & 55 Bottled Beers OUTSIDE BEER GARDEN 7 TVs ~ 2 Large Screen We love our First Responders! dog friendly OPEN DAILY SUN-THURS NOON-10PM / FRI & SAT NOON-MIDNIGHT 6324 Grand Blvd.~ New Port Richey ~ 727-494-7659 8 | ThunderRoadsFlorida.com | MARCH 2020 10 | ThunderRoadsFlorida.com | MARCH 2020 MARCH 2020 | ThunderRoadsFlorida.com | 11 HOURS 306 N. State Street (US 1) Mon-Fri Bunnell, FL 32110 TRI CITY CYCLES in Bunnell 9am-6pm MOTORCYCLES PARTS, SERVICE & ACCESSORIES BY LULU MOST MAKES AND MODELS Serving Flagler County Keeping You on the Road for 39 years FULL-TIME MECHANICS ON DUTY PICK-UP SERVICE AVAILABLE Just north of the crossroads in Bunnell is Scott 386-437-7000 and Judy McNitt’s motorcycle repair busi- ness. The two have owned Tri City Cycles for SCOTT & JUDYOWNERS DENISEMANAGER twenty-two years. To be in any business for that length of time is a big deal, but to have loyal customers who followed them to their new location in 2018 shows they are doing everything right.