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Entry for March 18, 2008

Hells Angel Barger shares life with hogs, horses

www.reuters.com/article/Read the full story here
Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:20am EDT
By Tim Gaynor

CAVE CREEK, Ariz (Reuters) - Sonny Barger spends as much time these days on his horse as his hog.

Dressed in a battered Stetson hat, blue jeans and cowboy boots with chrome spurs, the legendary Hells Angels patriarch forever identified with the motorcycle club that turns 60 on Monday, keeps a small ranch near Phoenix.

"If I learn to ride a horse like I can ride a motorcycle, the rodeo had better watch out," quipped Barger, relaxing on the desert plot where he keeps two customized Harley Davidson "hog" bikes and several horses.

Barger, as tanned as boot leather from his outdoor life in the desert Southwest, is the most famous member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, which was founded in San Bernardino, California, on March 17, 1948.

His reputation as the two-fisted granddaddy of the world's oldest, largest and most notorious motorcycle club, has spread far beyond the biker community, attracting both hero worshipers and detractors on the way.

Now in his seventieth year, he has become the best-selling author of five books, including two novels. His autobiography is due to be made into a movie later this year, he says.

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This Awesome 2008 Custom Panhead Can Be Yours.

Published by Cyril Huze March 17th, 2008 in Editorial, Customs, Events and Builders.

It can’t be mine because I think, as a pro. I am not authorized to participate to the National Motorcycle Museum’s 2008 raffle bike. But it can be yours, and trust me you have more chance to win this bike than the Jackpot at your State Lottery. Custom-built by J&P Cycles and painted by Scott Takes of Underground Studios, this year’s bike is a beautiful piece of work! The Panhead features a 93 cubic inch S&S Panhead motor that was generously donated by S&S Cycle. The transmission on this beauty is from Baker Drivetrain and the frame from KraftTech. “This is a great way for parts manufacturers from around the country to support the museum,” National Motorcycle Museum Director Jeff Carstensen says. Designed by J&P Cycles bike builders Kody Wisner and Jeff Wiley, the gorgeous paint job has a 3-D racer motif with a nostalgic look. The bike will be featured in the May, June and July issues of Hot Bike Magazine, so be sure to pick up a copy to see this project come together from start to finish. Tickets are available for only $5 each or 6 tickets for $25. Tickets can be ordered by sending your check to the National Motorcycle Museum at P.O. Box 405, Anamosa, Iowa 52205. An order form can also be downloaded from their website at National Motorcycle Museum. Drawing will be held Dec 31, 08 and you don’t need to be present to win. www.nationalmcmuseum.org,

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Miss Sturgis Contest round four, go vote



Come to Thunder Road Aug 3rd - Aug 8th to get your free calendar signed by Miss Sturgis and the Girls of Sturgis Bike Week!!!

Round 4, our final voting round has started. Just a reminder, you can only vote 1 time for each girl during each elimination so take time to look at all the ladies pages and pick your favorites to move up into the finalists. The final voting round ends and the final three will move to the finalists on March 29. Miss Sturgis will be chosen by April 19th.

17114 Votes have been cast so far.
And the winners of Round 3 are...

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