Cyclerides.com Weekly Update

Cyclerides.com Weekly Update
8/14/19

Greetings Riders,

I'm Back!
In the last 20 years of doing the newsletter I had only missed 2 weeks of writing it. No matter where I was, be it on a motorcycle ride in the Rockies or on a beach in the Bahamas, I always made time to get the newsletter done. This year, I decided to take advantage of the hot Summer in Arizona when there is not much going on and give myself a much needed break. Working hard is a good thing, but without a periodic emotional exhale you can become burned out, and after all of these years without a break from it, I felt like I was there.

It only takes you 5 minutes to read the letter, but it takes hours to compile all of the information, process the photos and write a good story for the letter, then the next week is always on my mind. When you have one of those personalities that strives for the highest quality in everything you do, you always want the next one to be better than the last, it puts even more pressure on you. The break turned out to be a little longer than I had anticipated, but it was necessary and I am back, rested, and ready to share some cool destinations from our travels this Summer along with bringing you up to speed on what we will have going this Fall. Thanks for giving me a chance to reboot and for your continued support in everything that we do. I really appreciate it.

If you have been following the Cyclerides.com Facebook page or my BTadventures7 Instagram page you already know some of the travels we have had. I will be expanding greatly on those posts in upcoming newsletters with stories and many more photos.

This week I would like to announce the locations and dates for the Cyclerides.com Bike Nights for the Fall season. The destinations for bike nights this season will be Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale on the West side and Tempe Marketplace in Tempe for the East side.

Cyclerides.com Bike Night at Westgate will be on Thursday nights this season. It is going to be a schedule that has some gaps in it, so you will have to stay tuned to Cyclerides.com, Cyclerides Facebook or the newsletter to verify what dates we are having it. Due to events happening at the Gila River Arena next to Westgate at the same time as bike night, the center prefers not to have both events going on at the same time. So we did our best to carve out as many nights as we could. This season we came up with 7 nights that would be available.
They are all on Thursday nights. You can put these on your Calendar:
September: 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
October: 3rd and 24th (On October 10th Ridenow Peoria will host a bike night and October 17th Arrowhead HD will host one both with Live Music)
November: 14th

As usual, we will have great Live Music, Vendors and Food specials at the local restaurants. Event times are 5-9 PM. Live Music 6-9 PM. "Skarlett Fever" Band will kick off this season on September 5th.

Thanks to our continuing Presenting Sponsors Arrowhead Harley-Davidson, Indian Motorcycle Peoria/Ridenow Powersports Peoria. And thanks to our Associate Sponsor Law Tigers for their continued support.

I would also like to introduce a NEW presenting sponsor for this season. Motorcycle Mechanics Institute. Most of you know them as MMI located on 2844 W. Deer Valley Rd. in Phoenix. MMI will be at all of the events this season. Thanks to MMI for your support.

The Cyclerides.com Bike Night at Tempe Marketplace will be on Wednesday nights again this season. I really like this venue at Tempe Marketplace and it was just starting to catch on at the end of last seasan. It seems to be pretty cool to have a mid week bike night for the East Valley. This season we are doing 8 consecutive Wednesday nights starting on September 11th. That will take us through October 30th to complete the 8 nights. We will once again have the beer garden set up in the middle that you can get a beer and food. We will have vendors and excellent Live Music every Wednesday night. We will have Valley favorite "Broken Toys" band kick us off this season in Tempe. They will be bringing their soul and rock and roll for all to enjoy from 6-9 PM. I will have the rest of the bands booked within the next couple of weeks.

Thanks to our continued presenting sponsors Desert Wind Harley-Davidson, Ridenow Powersports, Indian Motorcycle Chandler and Nash Powersports. And thanks to our Associate Sponsor Law Tigers for their continued support.

I look forward to another season of a great gathering place for riders to stop by and get something to eat and drink while listening to great live music and hanging out with your friends. Join us on opening night, September 11th with "Broken Toys" Band.

If you missed the last newsletter with my story of "Park City, UT", Click Here to View. This is a good time of year to ride up there. If for some reason the email does not make it to your inbox, you can always view it online at www.cyclerides.com .

Enjoy your week and Please Ride Safe!
Barry

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Next Week

Friday, August 23rd
Bike Night at Chandler Harley-Davidson. Come hang out with the Chandler H-D Family from 6-9PM and enjoy Cold Beer, Food Trucks, Vendors, Bike Show, Raffles, Harley Girls, Giveaways and more! Grab a Firestone Walker 805 beer on us! 100% of the beer sales go to charity. Bike Show begins at 6PM. The first 25 to enter their bikes by emailing marketing@chandlerharley.com will receive a free T-Shirt. Live Music by "Nineball" starting at 6PM. Chandler HD is located at 6895 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler, AZ. 844-942-7539.

Saturday, August 24th
Arrowhead Harley-Davidson Burgers & Brews Car & Bike Show. Join Arrowhead HD and Bubba's 33 for their annual Car & Bike Show from 6-9PM. Enjoy a Beer Garden hosted by Bubba's 33, Live Music, Bike Show and Car Show. Bike Show pays first 3 places. First 50 participants to register receive a event t-shirt. $300 cash to winner. $150 HD Gift Card for 2nd and $100 HD Gift Card for 3rd. Car Show winners gets trophy and Bubba's 33 Gift Cards. $200 card for 1st, $100 card for 2nd and $50 card for 3rd. All makes and models welcome. The 2020 models are coming. Get after hours employee pricing on all pre-owned bikes! Get 15% off all regular priced boots & aftermarket parts during this event only. Pre-register for bike and car show by emailing marketing@arrowheadharley.com . Arrowhead HD is located at 16130 N. Arrowhead Fountains Center Dr., in Peoria, AZ. 623-247-5542.

Saturday, August 24th
Bikes and Bombers VII. If you are in the Santa Ana, CA area on August 24th, stop by the Lyon Air Museum from 9am - 1pm where they are having their 8th annual Bikes and Bombers event. Free Bike Show. Bike Show judging from 10am - 1pm. Bike show winner takes flight in a WWII T-6 Texan! Event located at 19300 Ike Jones Rd., Santa Ana, CA.

Upcoming Events:

Friday and Saturday, September 21 & 22.
Thunder Valley Rally presented by Law Tigers.
Stroll historic Old Town Cottonwood and party at the Freedom Bird Entertainment Park & Campground (Riverfront Park). The park will host more vendors, more entertainment and more fun! This year's national headliners are .38 Special, Great White, and Mogollon. There will also be a Poker Run and the Miss TVR Contest on Saturday.
Highlights This Year:
Concerts: Full schedule Click Here.
Friday Night Headliner: .38 Special 8:30 - 10pm and AZDZ 6:15 - 7:45pm.
Saturday Night Headliner: Great White 8:30 - 10pm and Mogollon 6:00 to 7:30pm.
Bootlegger's Bash: In Old Town Saturday, September 21st 10 am - 5 pm. Showcasing Local Bands, Hooch, Brews, Wine, Restaurants and Merchants.
Miss TVR Competition presented by Law Tigers. Watch the Girls compete! Takes place at 3pm at Main Stage bar located at 1st S. Main St. in Cottonwood.
Poker Run: Enjoy a beautiful ride through Northern Arizona including 5 poker stops. Click Here for details.
Weekend Pass only $20. Includes all entrances to concerts.
More information can be found at: www.thundervalleyrallyaz.com

Extras

Mid Week Updates will be made on the Cyclerides.com Facebook. New Easy to remember Facebook address. Go to www.facebook.com/cycleridescom. Over 7000 LIKES! Take a look at all the new photos posted on the wall. If you are not on Facebook, you can still view the page, but you will not be able to post. There will be a link there for you to sign up for Facebook if you are inclined. Click the LIKE button!

Complete "Fails" at work. Some crazy things people have done. Click Here to View.

Video of the Week.
Everyone loves funny animal video. Here are some really good ones. Click Here. Click on the Video of the Week graphic to view.

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Until Next Week,
Blessings and Safe Riding To All,

Barry Caraway
"The Road Is Yours - Take The Ride"
www.cyclerides.com