The
Story of Route 66
 Route
66, also known as "The Mother Road", "The Main Street
of America", and as "The Will Rogers Highway", was
commissioned in 1926 and runs from Chicago, IL to Santa Monica,
CA. The road meanders trhough 8 states and three time zones. Route
66 is the classic icon for America's love affair with the automobile.
Route 66 was officially decommissioned in 1985, but still lives
on . . . .
Did you
know that Oklahoma has more miles of the original Route 66 roadbed
than any other state? Oklahoma also had the first Offical Route
66 Association and started the Historic Route 66 Markers that you
see if you travel the original path of Route 66. These special markers
can now be seen in other states as well as Oklahoma.
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Legend
of the Bell
There
are many versions of this legend floating around in biker land,
this is just one that I have found. As far as I know, the author
is unknown.
 Have
you noticed that small bell on some people's bikes & wondered
why it was there? It's more than just a decoration - it has a specific
function.
As we all know, life
has many mysteries that have no apparent solutions. One of these
mysteries is !!!!!!EVIL
ROAD SPIRITS!!!!!!!
They are the little
gremlins that live on your bike. They love to ride. They're also
responsible for most of your bike's problems.
Sometimes your turn
signals refuse to work, or the battery goes dead, the clutch needs
adjustment or any of several hundred other things that go wrong.
Road Spirits can't live
in the presence of a bell. They get trapped in the hollow of the
bell and among other things, their hearing is supersensitive. The
constant ringing of the bell and the confined space drives them
insane. They lose their grip and eventually fall to the roadway
(Have you ever wondered how potholes are created?).
The bell has served
it's purpose.
The lower on your bike
you place the bell the better it will work because as they fall
the evil road spirits will try to grab ahold of anything on your
bike to save themselves. If you have picked up a bell of your own,
the magic will work, BUT if your bell was given to you, the power
has doubled and you know that somewhere you have a special friend
helping to look out for you.
So, if you have a friend
that doesn't have a bell, why not be the person to give them one?
It's a nice feeling for the recipient to know that someone truly
cares. The bell (plus a really good preventive maintainance program)
will help eliminate . . .
!!!!!!! THE EVIL ROAD
SPIRITS!!!!!!
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The
Softer Side of Leather
by
Wayne Haskell
Some
think bikers are mean,
Some dressed in leathers and others in jeans.
You don't like our scooters and our loud noisy pipes,
You think we're not loyal to the Stars and Strips
You don't like our patches that are worn on our vests,
You think we're so different from all the rest.
But the truth is, Mister, we're kind of alike,
You drive a car and I ride a bike.
You have no tattoos painted on your arm,
But we fought side by side in Viet Nam.
So the next time your children are running around,
Enjoy their freedom, and the fun that they've found.
Remember us bikers and all that we do,
We feed our lost veterans, we're red white and blue!
We bring toys for tots and toys for a smile
By riding our bikes for miles and miles.
You see, us bikers have never forgot,
Our homeless veterans and our homeless tots.
We are loyal to our clubs and true to our bro's,
We will always wear black from our heads to our toes.
Society once said that long hair was for fags,
But you'll never see a biker burning a flag.
Now the tattoos and leather you don't understand,
Stands for free independence that us bikers demand.
Our long hair and patches and bikes with loud pipes.
Is a tribute to our freedom, the Stars and the Stripes.
So before you make up your mind on just what I might be,
Take a look in the mirror and what do you see?
The man that you see that is staring right back
Is not too much different from that biker in black!!
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