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Carolina Chrome

The #1 Magazine for South Carolina Bikers! Issue #123

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August 2018

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Ms. Chrome August 2018

Ms. Shanae Nicole Pierce Greenville, SC

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ON THE COVER Owner of Cover Bike; Bryan Cox of North SC. 1996 Electro Glide retired police bike Build by Archie’s Custom Cycle, Swansea SC, 803-568-4221. See ad page 37 All Hydro Camo Paint and Carbon Fiber, NO WRAP!! by Carolina Custom Camo, Camden SC, 803-713-7739. After buying the bike, Archie’s tore down and rebuilt from the frame up! Every nut and bolt has been changed, with a new SS V80 and Baker 6 speed installed. The 6 Speed is custom to include making it black from the chain to the belt drive. An added stereo system with four Caviar “5 1/4” speakers and two 75 watt AMPS placed in the front faring. Carolina Custom Camo did all of the shadow grass hydro throughout the bike to include the finders, bags, faring, etc. Everything on this bike that was Chrome, is now a Gold Carbon Fiber.

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This bike has been seen by hundreds of folks and not one flaw can be found! Hydro Dipping and Camo is not all they do, you can chose from thousands of patterns like snake skin, skull heads, fire, etc!

Carolina Chrome asked YOU: “As a motorcycle rider, do you ALSO take time to HUNT starting in August?” And the survey says: of Riders of Riders DO DO NOT HUNT HUNT

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YOUR CALENDAR HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF GREENVILLE AUGUST Bike Nite with The Jake Bartley Band (August 1 • 7 pm) South Carolina Tax Free Weekend (August 3 - 5) Licensed Products • Apparel • Housewares

Greenville H.O.G. Meeting (August 7 • 6 pm) Bike Nite with Cypress Spring and Johnny Zostant (August 8 • 7 pm) Bike Nite with Sunny Ledfurd (August 15 • 7 pm) Bike Nite with Anna Leigh Band (August 22 • 7 pm) Bike Nite with Eric Scott Band (August 29 • 7 pm)

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AskHenry’s Yamaha TZ250 Lowboy In the late 1970’s, Yamaha offered a full-race version of their popular two stroke twin cylinder engines called the TZ series. Aftermarket privateers, like Rob North, soon developed a suitable GP-specific Lowboy chassis for these machines. These bikes held their own before newer technology moved onto the podium. AskHenry, a.k.a. Henry Kellar, has been a vintage racer for decades. Lots of bikes. Lots of friends. Lots of stories. Four years ago, he was at Barber’s Vintage Days in Alabama. In the swap meet, he found the remains of a real TZ250 leaning against a pine tree. Steve, one of the Dawsonville, GA good ol’ boy motorcycle trading fraternity, had brought it as he found it from the top of a GA mountain. It quickly changed hands again and AskHenry had another story in the making. Whatever their vintage, racers have a special bond. One of AskHenry’s old friends is a Greek racer named Sakis “do you really want me to try to spell his last name?”. At the same time AskHenry was in the swap meet buying a TZ, Sakis was doing battle on the racetrack. This time, the track won the battle, and Sakis went to the hospital. “It turns out that this bike has medicinal purposes- real healing power. While he was at the hospital, another friend told him I had bought this TZ. The first thing he did after he was released was to come find me to see it. He was immediately healed!” chuckled Henry. Sakis said, “You can’t sell this- we’ve got to build it. Let me have it!” Henry explained that Sakis is a TZ expert with several in his stable. “So I gave it to him to build. Between all of my friends and connections with these vintage bikes, I was able to supply all the right parts and he knew exactly how to build it.” There were some parts that could not be located. “I talked with Rob North about details. He said they all the bikes they built had aluminum gas tanks. This bike was missing the bodywork. I even went back to the top of that GA mountain where the bike was found looking for the tank. No luck. So we pulled a mold from another original tank and made one from fiberglass. Parts have become very hard to find and expensive to buy if you do find them. That factory tachometer is almost impossible to source now.” Eventually, the bike came together well enough to garner both serious interest and awards. “Sakis did a great job. I still need to settle up with him but as a small thank you, I put his 516 race number on the fairings.” 12

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The latest venture is researching the VIN numbers on the engine to learn more about the bike’s currently unknown racing. “In order to race in the AMA, a bike had to have a manufacturer serial number for registration. It’s surprising how thorough they were. It just takes a while to go through the paper records. There were some guys in Georgia who raced TZ’s back when they were new. We’re hoping to find out if this might be connected to them.” If you have any information to add to the story or more questions, just AskHenry@aol.com….

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Once A Biker Dad, Always A Biker Dad! Picture#1is of “Boat Mike’s” oldest daughter, Austin, 25 years ago. She is pictured on his “little Sporty”. Picture #2 is his newest addition to the family, daughter Rylee. Austin and Rylee birthdays are 25 years & 6 months apart... to the day!! Picture #3 is of the first time they met. Boat Mike is on the Carolina Chrome Crew and obviously a very busy man!! Congratulations and good luck!!

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Riding In The Past With Dr. D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. and far between. We still had that kind of rebel mys-

tique; people didn’t quite understand why you would take a chance being wet or cold when you had the option of an air conditioned car. Riders never passed one another without saluting, unlike the bike snobs of today who think they are somehow above that. The sense of Brotherhood was real understanding that we were all taking a chance whenever and wherever we rode. On this particular date I was riding to Charleston, Times were very different for all of us during this point in time. It was a period in history where Ameri- S.C. to spend the weekend with family. My cousin cans had a sense of Nationalism. You know, pride in was in the Miss Charleston beauty contest and it country, pride in family and almost everyone shared was on my weekend agenda to attend. The ride down was uneventful and I only recall passing one a work ethic. We had a sense that we as a nation could overcome any obstacles. We were on our way other motorcycle heading in the opposite direction. As we passed one another I dropped two fingers out of Vietnam and we were determined to not fall to the pressures of other nations, nor to succumb to with my clutch hand and he responded by dropping demands that we march within the lines established four. I believe he was on a Honda 750. It was just another enjoyable weekend trip until Sunday came by others. around and the ride home loomed large. The oil embargo affected everyone of us, not just a Loomed large ? Yes, in typical South Carolina fashfew. I was working for ion the weather had made a dramatic turn. Instead Exxon at the time. Gas of the moderate dry weather I rode to Chucktown in, prices had been affordI now faced a forecast of cold and ice. Now I don’t able for some time and mind riding in a little snow but ice I don’t care for. I until 1973 there seemed don’t mind cold and I don’t mind wet but I do hate to be plenty of it around. cold and wet. But then OPEC decided to hold the U.S. hostage over oil supplies and prices. There were long lines of people waiting for gas at every station that had any. I often had to call the Cayce Police just to help me close the station in the evenings. We still gave full service at our station which was located where the Krispy Kreme is on Knox Abbott Drive in Cayce. I had been riding motorcycles on the street since The Date: March 8-10, 1974 The Setting: Typical early spring weather in S.C. The Place: I-26 East & West between Columbia,S.C. and Charleston, S.C. Background: Near the end of the crippling OPEC Oil embargo.

To further trouble me I needed gas and stations were just not opening on Sunday since they had a very limited supply of gas to begin with. Visions of my little gas can at home filled my brain. But I straddled my ride and set off for home anyway. What was an eighty minute trip on Friday turned into an all day affair on Sunday. As I began the ride home on I-26 I pulled off of every exit that had a gas station sign presented. Pulling up to each pump I would wishfully open my tank and squeeze the handle to drain any remaining gas in the line into my scoot. Some hoses had some others did not.

1973 and I had a little scheme to keep my own supply of gasoline (for my 1973 Yamaha RD 350). Every time I shut off a pump I would drain those few ounces left in a hose into a steel can I kept nearby. Ya’ll, I was riding for FREE. Riding motorcycles back then was far different than today. Riders were few WWW.CHROMESC.COM 20

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Not far into my trip the aforementioned bad weather came in and I began to be pelted by sleet. I had already put every stitch of clothes in my backpack on including my dirty socks over my light gloves. It wasnâ€™t enough. The next exit as during my gas pilfering a State Newspaper was spotted lying on top of one of their boxes. I quickly disrobed and began layering sections of newspaper around my shins, thighs, chest and upper arms before donning my entire bag of clothes once again in an effort to stay warm and dry.

Well I did eventually make it back to Soda City a little smarter, wetter and colder. And probably one of the reasons I remember this so well is I had a colorful reminder for about a week. My chest looked like the funny papers and on my thighs you could read the front page and down in my pants was the sports page. Riding ainâ€™t what it used to be and neither am I. By Dr. D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. Photography by Clint Watts

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A Celebration of Freedom By Wally Wersching

I awoke Saturday morning, July 7th, at about 7:00AM. After showering and shaving, I walked and fed the dog, then fed the cat. I left home about 8:00AM riding west on Rt 150. I stopped at the Crestview Baptist Church, and went inside their recreation hall. They have a “First Saturday Breakfast” – all you can eat for only $6.00. They make money on me because I don’t eat very much anymore. The guy in front of me loaded his plate to overflow with eggs, biscuits, two kinds of sausage, and topped it all off with a heap of bacon slices. I wish I could still eat all that stuff. It looked delicious. I ate some scrambled eggs, one slice of bacon, and one regular pancake they made especially for me. It was delicious, and very filling. Afterwards, I stopped in the kitchen to talk with Doug. He volunteers to cook the food for the church’s breakfasts. We had a very pleasant conversation until he was needed to fill the line with food. I left the church about 8:30AM heading west on Rt 150. I wanted to get to the Cowpens Battlefield before 9:45AM when they would start their weapons firing demonstrations. *** I rode straight through the intersection in Boiling Springs, and after a few miles, I turned left onto Rt 221A. The battlefield is on Rt 11 just east of Rt 221A. I arrived at the battlefield at about 9:00AM. Cowpens Battlefield had their “Celebration of Freedom” event where they would have Ranger Guided Battle Field Walks; the Reading of the Declaration of Independence; Artillery Talk; Movie in the Museum; Children’s Activities; and of course, weapons firing demonstrations. After I parked, I walked to the area designated for weapons firing. It was empty because they hadn’t set up yet for the 9:45 demonstration. I walked to their tent, and talked with a few of the reenactors, then walked over to a table under a couple tents. There was a lady straightening the table cloth on one table. We started talking. I learned that she had volunteered to work with the children’s activities. She is a “Librarian/Teacher” in Rutherfordton, NC. She seemed very dedicated to inspiring the youngsters under her care. One activity was to show the youngsters how to write with a Quill Pen later.

That might be a little messy. I gave her a few magazines for her library.

The park had erected tents over the spectator seats along with a rope fence to keep the spectators back. Last year it was very hot and sunny but this year it was cool and misty. I watched the artillery crew drilling for the upcoming demonstrations. There was only one cannon to fire. As the time for the demonstration approached, spectators started coming to sit on the benches under the tents. The reenactors came, and told about what their lives would have been like during the American Revolution. One of the officers came by the tents, and shared information to the many sitting who listened attentively. He was a good speaker, and he enjoyed telling his story.

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Then the infantry marched in to demonstrate the firing of their flintlock weapons. There were three men - one had a rifle, one had the “Brown Bess” smooth bore weapon, and the other had another custom made smooth bore. They fired three volleys, and because of the damp conditions, there were a lot of misfires. Flintlocks were sometimes difficult to operate.

Then it was time to fire the cannon. Last year when they the cannon fired, I tried to get a picture. Even though the officer gave the command to fire, and I knew it was going to fire, it was very loud so I jumped, and the picture was blurred. This year I decided to take a video of the firing, and then get a still from it. I still jumped when it was fired but just before that, the picture was great. It showed all the fire coming from the cannon. It happens so fast that we don’t remember the fire – just the large puff of gun smoke. After they completed the demonstration, many of the spectators went over to read the “Declaration of Independence”. Volunteers read only a short portion at a time. I left, and made it home about 10:45. Cindy and I went out for a nice lunch. It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning.

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Motorcycle Rider Driver (automobile) Distraction

Opinion

By Archie Auten

Here we go folks, I've been riding motorcycles since 1964 & Harleys since 1970 say 50 years or better. I've always loved the sport and nothing like the feel of wind in my face. I've ridden a lot of miles, not near as many as some folks I know for sure, but never the less lots of miles, places to see, nice new folks to meet on the open road, and as always plenty a ice cold beer..nothing like this life style. Believe me folks I had a brush with death a couple a years ago (cancer) and it's not an easy feeling. But I beat it and I'm still alive and well, thanks to the good Lord above, drugs that really work well, and great doctors and nurses.... Now when it comes to riding a motorcycle it seems almost every time I ride an automobile coming toward me keeps easing over the center line-USING A DAMN CELL PHONE! Why just the other day, an idiot made a U turn right in front of me after giving a right turn signal and pulling onto the shoulder--if I wasn't such a defensive driver I'd probably be dead or crippled now.... A close call is one thing but a brush with death is another! The House & Senate of our great state of South Carolina can try and pass all sorts of laws to Protect Me Against Me, why not pass a law to protect ME against all the idiots out there on the roads who have become obsessed with cell phone use, letting it control their lives AND IT'S KILLING US! The rider who a few months back took an off ramp on I20 only to hit some idiot stopped on the off ramp, hit the car doing about 50 mph. Now HE rides in a motorized chair with NO HANDS, yes, he lost both hands. My point is this folks..I DON’T REALLY WANT TO GO OUT THAT WAY...So what’da you do folks? You tell me!?! Call a state legislator either house or senate for one. ALL that has to be done is pass a federal law. Since all cell phones have GPS, that if it's moving more that 5mph it being inoperative. It's that simple. But we all know that ain't never gonna happen. So what other options are there: stop riding, stay home, drive a car or truck, stay at your closest bar & drink until you have to call for a ride home, or whatever else you might come up with other than riding your motorcycle, the most loved thing in life you love until some cell phone using idiot takes you out??....AND Folks I'm 73 years old now and that is not the way I wanna go out of this world. Archie Auten of Archies Custom Cycles in Swansea,SC PS: Stop by The Shack next door and we'll drink beer and solve all the problems like this one in the world,RIGHT... Otherwise PLEASE drive defensively!

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. F . A . G . I . .L L . I . D . r D

No Clue, Thanks for the question. The topic comes up more often than it used to because of the influx of new three wheelers on the market. Years ago when the only three wheeler you might run into was a Harley Servi-Car, my inclination might have been to just say yes. Then in the 70’s people started to cut VW’s up, put a single wheel on the front to make a Trike and called them motorcycles. Then they cut up darn near anything, reduced it to three wheels and continued to call them motorcycles. Today you have Slingshots, Dr. Dilligaf, Stallions, Freewheelers, Tri-Glides and others. I have a few questions. Opinions differ wherever you go as to what is what, 1) What are you a doctor of? some state laws classify them as bikes, and others 2) How did you get this gig? title them as cars. In Sturgis S.D. if it has a steering 3) What are your qualifications? wheel it’s not allowed on Main St. during bike week. Signed, Some places have events for three wheeled vehicles Curious Fan excluding two wheels. Most M/C’s exclude three wheel riders from membership. So apparently it is Curious Fan, still something people can’t agree on. 1) I am a doctor of diabolical dialogue, devious In our state you do not have to have a motorcycle dissertation and demeaning direct response. endorsement on your license to operate a three 2) I got the gig by misunderstanding a question in a loud wheeler so it is not classified as a motorcycle. environment and replying yes. (Lord help the rider who had to pass our riders road (I thought she asked if I wanted to play Doctor.) test on a Trike.) In other states that is not the case. 3) I’m a know it all. No one likes one until they need one. Like helmet laws I am for the states deciding individually as I don’t trust the US government to decide. ~Dr. Dilligaf But in closing I might suggest that the real test as to whether a three wheeler is truly a motorcycle or not is whether a fat, balding old guy has some younger hot chick riding behind him. In that case I would Dr. Dilligaf, definitely say that it’s a motorcycle. I frequently attend motorcycle fundraising events as well as regular planned group rides. At almost ~Dr. Dilligaf every one of these events people show up on three wheelers. I appreciate their attendance, their contributions and their participation but I have a question to ask. Are three wheelers really motorcycles? Sincerely, No Clue

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Happy 20th Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach Harley-Davidson celebrated their

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20th Anniversary

on June 23rd by doing what they do; reaching out to the community and giving back. The celebration was planned around with the entire family in mind. There were BMX Stunt Team performances, Music, and All That! Cloggers performance throughout the day; in addition to, face painting, bounce house, stilt walker and balloon sculptures for the kids and the young at heart. You canâ€™t forget the FREE Food and beverages and a giant cake that was provided for everyone in attendance! It was an anniversary celebration in the traditional Myrtle Beach Harley-Davidson fashion.

Hereâ€™s to another 20 Years!

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