Greetings Riders,

 

I was going to go in a totally different direction in the letter today, but was moved to comment on the following. Thank you in advance for allowing me to share this.

 

First of all, I would like to send my condolences to two great people who have suffered a tremendous tragedy. Jeff and Ronda Allaway lost their 20 year old son, Jeff Jr. in a car accident this past week. As many of you know, Ronda is the General Merchandise Manager at Buddy Stubbs HD and Jeff is the Pastor at Big House Inc. With Ronda’s ever present smile when you walk into Buddy Stubbs and Jeff’s work with his Church preaching the gospel to many riders and others, they are both entrenched in the motorcycle world here in the Phoenix area. I was not able to make the Celebration of Life service that they had for Jeff Jr., but from what I read on Facebook, it was amazing!

 

From all of the posts that I have read, there was a common thread from Jeff Sr’s. remarks in this service which spoke to me and that was the words, “wring out everyday”. And from another Facebook post from the service, “We are not promised tomorrow, lets not take for granted the moment we are living in. Lets wring out every day with purpose in love; before God in His service for the benefit of one another and increase the kingdom of heaven through our Christ like witness before a dying world. Finish strong!”

 

As motorcycle riders, we live in an inherently more dangerous world. We all know that. But what keeps us loving it is the exhilaration that we get from living our life, not by statistics, but a little bit on the edge, fulfilling a desire of travel that only we can describe, and seeing God’s creations with a 360 degree view. For me, when I go out for a ride, be it for 300 miles, or 3000 miles, it seems that each mile after mile is able to replace what I thought was wrong with what I profess can possibly be. To Jeff’s point, it is a way to wring out what needs to be gone and replace it with a fresh perspective, dreams and motivation of what can be.

 

My 89 year old Dad gives me this message once per week. He says, “Son, you and Tammy get out and do things you want to do now while you are young, you never know what tomorrow is going to bring.” He will go on to say that Mom and him had planned on traveling and doing a lot together, then she got cancer and past away 14 years ago. Leaving them with many things they still wanted to do. He still talks to this day that one of the things they wanted to was to visit Australia.

 

So for once in my life, I am taking my Father’s advice. To learn from my parents, we are committed to doing all we can now while we both have our health and blessed with the ability to do so. I guess we will worry about retirement when the time comes. But we feel like this is our time now. I have heard of too many people that have put life on hold until retirement, amassing huge retirement accounts, living every day for that day in the future, and when the time comes, they were not able to enjoy it with the one they love. And from one of my favorite quotes: "The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present."

 

So as Jeff Sr. said in the service, We are not promised tomorrow, lets not take for granted the moment we are living in. Lets WRING OUT EVERY DAY with purpose. May God Bless Jeff and Ronda Allaway and help ease their pain. Their words and their commitment to God, all while continuing to preach the gospel and comfort others in this difficult time, is inspiring and something that we can all learn from.

 

“Laugh your heart out,

Dance in the rain,

Cherish the moment,

Ignore the pain,

Live, Laugh, Love,

forgive and forget,

Life’s too short to be

Living with Regrets.”

 

 

Updates:

 

**Reminder: Due to a Coyote game at the arena, the Cyclerides.com Bike Night at Westgate Entertainment District tonight will be one street to the North. Live Music with the “Backstage Crew”. The last 5 nights will be in the normal location on Coyote Blvd. Next Thursday, October 16th we will have a great display of Rat Rod’s for you to view.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indian Motorcycles of Chandler. Located at 1701 N. Arizona Ave. in Chandler, AZ. 480-899-9113.

 

 

Saturday, October 11th

Voodoo Poker Run & Ragin Cajun Fest. 100% of the proceeds from this event will benefit the American Foundation for Cardiomyopathy. Registration 9AM at C2 Tactical located at 8475 S Emerald Dr, Tempe, AZ. $20 per bike, $10 additional rider. Ride includes Lunch, Activities, 1 Drink Ticket and Raffle Ticket. Ride ends at Chandler Harley-Davidson for the Ragin Cajun Fest. Free Admission, Cajun Cookout, Beer and Music. Chandler HD is located at 6895 W. Chandler Blvd. in Chandler. For tickets go to www.americanffc.org

 

Saturday, October 11th

6th Annual Arizona Awareness Ride presented by B.A.C.A.(Bikers Against Child Abuse) will be held at Chandler Harley Davidson - 6895 W Chandler Blvd, Chandler. Registration from 8:00 - 11:00 A.M. $10's per person. FREE Pancake breakfast. Ends at AAI - Arizona Automotive Institute. Prizes for highest and lowest hand, 50/50, raffles, Bike Show, Car Show, Tattooist, Music by 98 KUPD, Vendors, food & more. For more information 602-722-3547

 

Saturday, October 11th

2nd Annual Charity Ride benefitting Streetlight hosted by C4 Motorcycle Ministry. The ride is to raise awareness and money for girls who have been rescued out of child trafficking. Registration is now open! $25 for a single rider / $40 for couples. Ride includes breakfast, lunch, t-shirt and ride pin. Meet at Christ's Community Church - 4530 W Thunderbird Rd. Glendale 85306 for Breakfast at 8:00 A.M. Kickstands up at 9:00 A.M. and ride ends in Prescott around noon with Lunch and Raffles!! Questions contact the Event Coordinator Yvonne Nash ynash@cccaz.org

 

 

Saturday, October 18th

Buddy Stubbs Anthem Harley-Davidson Hogs & Dogs. Buddy Stubbs Anthem Harley-Davidson invites you to come and join them for Hogs and Dogs on Saturday, October 18th from 11am till 2pm. They’ll have free food, free drinks, Holiday Specials and more! They’ll also be doing a bean bag toss to win prizes! The weather is great and the riding season is finally in full swing, so get out and ride up to Buddy Stubbs Anthem H-D! For more information about this great event go to www.anthemhd.com or call (623) 465-1122. Buddy Stubbs Anthem H-D is located at 41715 N. 41st Drive, Anthem AZ.

 

Saturday, October 18th

Victory BMW and Indian Motorcycle of Chandler Octoberfest and Open House. Stop by from 10AM – 4PM for FREE Food and Drink, LIVE Music, Free Raffle Games and a Vintage Bike Show. Up to 75% off parts, First 50 people get a free Root Beer Mug. Receive 1/2 Off Exhaust installation. Indian Motorcycle Riders Group members will receive 3X reward points.

 

Saturday, October 18th

3rd Annual 100 Club of Arizona Poker Run. Join us for our 3rd annual FREE Registration Unescorted Self-Paced Poker Run Event with lots of guns and over $35,000 in prizes for the raffle & auction. There will be (2) Assault Rifles on this ride - 1 POF AR-10 for auction and 1 Colt AR-15 for the raffle! Highest winning natural Poker hand wins a new Mossburg 500 shotgun after the ride ends at Tap Haus. ($5 per poker scorecard to play) Registration at EagleRider Phoenix located at 1000 N. McClintock Dr. in Tempe 9AM – 11AM for Free Registration & Breakfast. Three stops on your way to the ride end at the Cave Creek Tap Haus from 4PM – 6PM for raffles and Auctions.

 

Saturday, October 18th

Charity Poker Run “Cancer Fight for Cindy”. Registration from 9-11AM at What the hell Bar & Grill located at 7303 E. Main St. in Mesa. Ends at the Trough Bar & Grill at 9303 E. Main St. $15 Single and $20 Couple. 50/50, Auction, Raffle and Prizes.

 

Saturday, October 18th

8th Annual American Legion Post 2 Biker Ball. Proceeds of this event will go to Honor Flights Network. The funds earned will be used to transport two of our Post 2 WWII Veterans to Washington DC. According to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, an estimated 600 WWII veterans die each day. Our time to express our thanks to these brave men and women is running out. Please join us in supporting this great cause. $10 donation per person includes: Entry into the event, Food, Live Band, 1 free entry into Costume Contest and 1 free Raffle Ticket. Event time 5PM – 10PM at 2125 S. Industrial Park Ave. in Tempe. This event is open to the general public. Peoples choice costume contest.