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Carolina Chrome

The #1 Magazine for South Carolina Bikers! Issue #124

September 2018

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The bike is owned by Otis Driftwood and Tabatha Sherfield. It started as a 2006 Street Glide and was transformed into a Road Glide by Rusty Nuts Originals of Greenville. This bike started as a 2006 Street Glide and The holographic chrome wrap and design was done by was transformed into a Road Glide by Moody Blue Designs of Greer. Modeling for the cover shot is Rusty Nuts Originals of Greenville. the lovely Mrs Kimberly Spurgeon of wolfiemodeling.com

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The bike is owned by Otis Driftwood and Tabatha Sherfield.

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The holographic chrome wrap and design was done by Moody Blue Designs of Greer.

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BLACK OUT

YOUR CALENDAR SEPTEMBER

Closed for Labor Day (September 3) Greenville H.O.G. Chapter Meeting (September 4 • 6 pm) Bike Nite with Black River Rebels and Special Guest Seven Year Witch (September 5 • 7 pm) Bike Nite with Moonshine Bandits and Special Guest 3 and Twenty (September 12 • 7 pm) Hawgs for Hope Benefit Ride (September 15) Bike Nite with Greg Payne and the Piedmont Boys (September 19 • 7 pm) Fall Concert with Confederate Railroad (September 21 • 7 pm) Harley-Davidson Demo Truck Event (September 21 - 22) Fall Open House Weekend (September 21 - 23) Tent Event • Giveaways • Vendors • Food & Beverages Last Bike Nite with Two Takes and Special Guest The Smoking Guns (September 26 • 7 pm) Breast Cancer Awareness Night / Pink Out

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KIDS, NAME THAT PART!

___Kickstand ___Belt/Chain ___Shifter Peg ___Wheel/Spokes ___Forks ___Rear Tire

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___Brake Pad ___Tire Valve

Lessons from the Open Road By K. D. Byrd

Dropped It? Pick It Back Up.

I informed a fellow rider once that I'd allowed my starter bike to get off balance and I'd dropped it. My friend's reply was, "There are two kinds of riders, those who have dropped their bikes and those who will." His comment made me feel better and makes a lot of sense. We've all made mistakes. Some projects turn out to be flops. Some decisions have dire consequences. You're not the only one who has ever failed. At least you had the courage to try. So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, hold your head high, and move forward! "The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace." Numbers 6:25-26 "From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I." Psalm 61:2 Prayer: Dear God: Help me to pick myself back up when I fall. Sixteenth Street Publishing Copyright ÂŠ 2010 by K. Dawn Byrd ISBN-13: 978-0615623535 ISBN-10: 0615623530 Published in the United States of America Publish Date: March 26, 2012 Cover design copyright ÂŠ 2010 by Donna Casey http://digitaldonna.com/ Edited by Kaye Whitney Scripture verses are from the King James Version of the Bible

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BEFORE YOU PLAN YOUR TRIP, YOU HAVE TO RIDE THE NEW ’WING...SIMPLY THE BEST-RIDING MOTORCYCLE EVER MADE! aAs the only Honda Super Store in S.C., we have a full inventory of all models and colors every day. aTest ride the all-new Gold Wing Tour or the standard Gold Wing in both the DCT automatic or 6-speed. aHonda has a full line of accessories — when installed at purchase they have the same 3-year warranty as the bike. aLet us build your new ’Wing with all the features and accessories you want at the best price in S.C. a Honda has a finance plan to fit your budget with $0 down and starting at 2.99% for 72 months if you qualify. USAA is available for USAA members at our Super Store. aHonda offers extended warranty and roadside assistance for up to 8 years of worry-free ownership. aWe take all brands in trade, or we’ll buy your bike or help you sell it.

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The Most Common Motorcycle Accident; A Car Turns Left In Front Of You!

Ride Smart

“Harley Rider Is Injured When Car Cuts A Left Turn In Front Of Him” Photo by Ron Chaffin, St. George News

By Wes Siler The most common motorcycle accident; a car turns left in front of you! A car fails to see you or judges your speed incorrectly, turning in front of you at an intersection. Blame inattention, distraction, blind spots and even psychology; a driver looking for cars perceives merely an absence of cars, not the presence of a motorcycle.

without obstruction from their window pillars, trees or signs? Is that person actually looking? Are they looking at you? How are they situated in the road? What is their speed? Where are their wheels pointing?

Look at their wheels, not the car – they’ll give you the first clue of movement. During all this, also be aware of what’s How To Avoid It: Simple, you just need behind and to your side. Should you to see it coming. Part of your job as a need to take evasive action, you’ll need motorcyclist is to develop a precognito know your routes of escape. It’s no tive sixth sense. Look for signs that could good braking in time to avoid a turning indicate someone may turn in front of car, only to be swatted from behind by a you: a car is at an intersection waiting to tailgating SUV. What’s the road surface turn, there’s a gap in traffic near an inter- like? Is it going to be able to handle the section, driveway or parking lot. In either full force of your brakes or are you going situation, slow down, cover your brakes to lock them? You do know how to use and get ready to take evasive action. the full ability of your brakes, right? Yes, you do need to take something as innocuous as a car waiting in a turn lane Under no circumstances should you “lay as a major and immediate threat to your the bike down.” Your best chance of life. You also need to account for objects survival comes from shedding as much outside of your vision. Gaps in traffic indi- speed as possible pre-collision, and cate the possibility of someone coming you’re going to be able to do that best through that gap, even if you can’t see with the bike completely upright, using them. Again, MAJOR THREAT, PREPARE both brakes. Even if you only have time FOR EVASIVE ACTION. to lose 10 or 20 mph, that could be the difference between going home with And once you’ve identified said threat, bruises and going home at all. you can work it through levels of severity. https://rideapart.com/articles/10-common-motorcycle-accidents-and-how-to-avoid-them Is the driver clearly able to see you, 22

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The Hagood Mill and More By Wally Wersching On Saturday, June 16th, I had a plan. I usually have a plan when I travel so I can experience as much as possible along the way. The plan consisted of breakfast at the Strawberry Hill Restaurant near Chesnee, SC; ride west on Rt 11, stop at Wildcat Branch Falls, then follow Rt 11 until turning left onto Rt 178. The Hagood Mill is a few miles on the right. Get to the mill at about 10:00AM, leave at 11:00AM, and then take Cindy out for lunch after I get home. I left home at 7:00AM heading west on Rt 150, went straight through the intersection in Boiling Springs. Then turned left onto Rt 221A, and after a few miles, I turned right onto Rt 11. After a few more miles, the Strawberry Hill Restaurant was on the right. I arrived a little after 7:30AM.

festival. I decided to take a ride up Rt 276 to Caesar’s Head State Park. Rt 276 is a fun road. I’ve seen the BMW test drivers from the factory driving up RT 276 to test their vehicle’s performance. I stopped at the Bald Rock Heritage Preserve. It’s about half way up on the right. There are no big signs – just a parking area on the right with a path over the bridge. Bald Rock, and its 165 acres, are next to Caesars Head State Park, and is part of the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area. The rock provides scenic, panoramic views of the east side of Table Rock Mountain, and the surrounding foothills of Pickens and Greenville counties. Many young people frequent the rock. It is evident by the graffiti painted on the top of the rock. Some of the words are not appropriate for younger viewers. The view never the less is spectacular. There are no guard rails to block the view or protect you from falling over the edge. After taking a few pictures, I continued up Rt 276 to Caesar’s Head State Park. I pulled into the parking lot to see three bikes. First, I walked to the overlook to take pictures of the never ending view. I could see for miles and miles. Luckily, it was a clear day. I’ve been there when the whole mountain was in the clouds, and I couldn’t even see the permanent binoculars on the overlook. When I walked back to the bike, I talked with the bikers. There were two women and a man – all on separate bikes, up for a cool morning ride from Spartanburg. When I left, I followed them down This is where the plan started to fall apart. I couldn’t get into the mountain. One of the women wasn’t real comfortable riding the restaurant. There was a line outside of people waiting to be down the mountain. I could tell by the slow speed, and her stiff seated. The restaurant was full inside too – I looked. I wasn’t riding position. We didn’t rush her. We rode behind at her pace about to wait a half hour or more to be seated so I left. I sure did down the mountain, and didn’t try to pass. When I got to Rt 11, I miss eating one of those enjoyable “Cat’s Head” biscuits. I’ll have turned to the right. They turned left. to stop by during the week when they are not as busy, or come I stayed on Rt 11 until I turned left onto Rt 178. Rt 178 is another earlier on Saturday. They open at 6:00AM. Those biscuits are fun road with many twists and turns. Hagood Mill was a few miles huge and delicious – about the size of a cat’s head, and freshly on the right. I arrived and 9:55AM – just in time for the festival. baked. After I paid the $5.00 for parking, I walked across the road to the Then I rode west on Rt 11 which is called the “Cherokee Foothills mill. Every third Saturday from 10:00AM to 4:00PM, the Hagood National Scenic Highway” for a good reason. The scenery Mill complex has all the buildings open and running with local changes as it goes west into the mountains. There are long artisans. stretches of very straight hilly road then there are sections of tree The Hagood Mill is a National Historic Site about three miles lined twisty road. I enjoyed all the scenery as I rode. north of Pickens, South Carolina. It’s an 1845 gristmill that served the surrounding area for generations until it closed in the mid-1960’s when the Federal Government passed regulations that put most independent mills out of business. In 1972 it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1973, the mill and surrounding land was donated to Pickens County, and the long restoration process began. It has been operating every third Saturday since 1996 as an example of life in the 1800’s for people to meet, mingle and show their talent, and sell their wares. I crossed the bridge over the creek, and walked up to see the working Moonshine still which was confiscated on Sassafras I stopped for gas before crossing I26, and then my next stop was Mountain in 1969. It was working on distilling water not Wildcat Branch Falls. There were two Harleys parked in front but Moonshine. I talked with the man running the still, and he said the riders must have been hiking on the trail to the beginning of that if he were actually the creek. It’s a very pleasant walk. I walked up to take pictures making Moonshine of the upper falls. It is very peaceful there with just the sound of (Corn Squeez’ns, the water falling. Later in the day, the waterfalls will be crowded White Lightnin’, or with people taking pictures, and playing Corn Whiskey), the in the pool at the base of the falls. government would The water is very cold, and on a hot require an $80.00 tax afternoon, it feels great! on every gallon of This is where I changed plans again. I Moonshine distilled was too close to the mill to go directly making it very there. I would be too early for the expensive to make. WWW.CHROMESC.COM 32

The next building to visit was the cotton gin. The man was greasing all the points on the old gin. The 1890 Daniel-Pratt cotton gin and bailing press was used until the 1950 on a local farm. They would have it running later in the day. The next place was the blacksmith shop – the “Old Bear Forge”. The blacksmith was busy straightening out a knife blade using a hand operated bellows to heat the blade. We talked for a while about the “History Channel” show about forging weapons. They said that the show was entertaining but cut many corners to get it into the allotted time slot. Later they would be forging iron trinkets and stuff that were for sale to the visitors. As I walked around, I saw women spinning yarn, a man making a basket, another man making woven chairs, and a lady making a quilt. They all were talking to the visitors - describing how their specific job was being done and why. The children were very interested, and some wanted to help. As I walked out the back of one of the buildings, I saw a rusty 1935 Dodge Brothers truck. I really enjoyed looking at the truck. It was a real farm truck with a jug of moonshine in the front seat – for medicinal purposes only. Near the truck was a group of musicians playing old country songs. Their music seemed to fit perfectly with the surroundings. I listened to them for a while, and then continued to walk around. Everywhere I walked was another fascinating experience. There was a stage with a man performing some 1960’s songs like “Born to be Wild”, and other notable songs. He was pretty good. People brought their lawn chairs, and were sitting around talking and enjoying the music. Even the women sewing in an adjoining building were singing along with the man as they sewed. I learned about honey, and why the store-bought honey tastes different than raw honey. Store-bought honey is pasteurized and filtered to remove all the impurities. Some of the stuff that’s filtered out is what makes the honey so good. I use honey every day for my allergies. A teaspoon a day and my allergies don’t bother me. I bought a large container of local honey that should last me a long time.

I finally walked into the mill itself. It wasn’t operating yet so everything was quiet. When the wheel turns, it’s very noisy as the belts flap as they turn the shafts; eventually turning the stone to grind the meal. It has a certain magic about it. They would start the new wheel later. The wheel is brand new. It was built over the winter, and there’s a video about the building of it on the mill’s website: http://www.visitpickenscounty.com/vendor/61/ hagood-mill-historic-folklife-center/. My next stop was the building that housed the petroglyphs – the prehistoric rock carvings that were discovered under a road. It was very interesting, and cool. The building was air-conditioned to keep the large stone dry. I took a couple pictures of the stone carvings. I walked back to a point where I could see the water wheel. The young man went to open the sluice to get enough water to operate the wheel. After a few minutes, he went inside the mill to operate the dam over the wheel. Then he lifted the dam, and the wheel started to turn. It was worth the wait to see (and hear) it operate. I checked my watch, and it was just about 11:00AM – time to leave. I backtracked to Rt 11 and headed east. As I rode east on Rt 11, there was a nonstop flow of trucks towing boats and other water craft heading the opposite direction. There are a lot of lakes near Rt 11 where the people were heading to have a day of fun on the water. It was going to be the perfect day for fun on the water with temps getting into the mid 90’s. I made it home just before 1:00PM. Cindy and I went to the Italian Garden for lunch. As I ate my lunch, I thought about my plan and how it didn’t all work. It really didn’t matter, most of the plan worked, and I had a great time. I hope all my future plans work as well.

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A Couple Of “Need To Knows” In Case You Don’t Already...

Technical Opinion

By Archie Auten

THE most important things to consider in maintaining the safety of your motorcycle, is most importantly all the things between your BUTT and the pavement! That’s RIGHT pavement, the one place you DO NOT want to end up on. So, you say: seat, swing arm, tires, tire pressure..... Well how about your Wheel Bearings? If you think, just because they are non-serviceable, they last forever, YOU BETTER THINK AGAIN! Since the beginning of time, I’ve seen the ole school tapered wheel bearing packed with new grease each and every time a new tire was installed. And as a result, I saw very few bearing failures. So now the high end paid HD engineers up and decide; sealed bearings are better, I can only guess… What do you think? We are seeing quite a few failures. Trust me, when a failure happens, you pull off the road as soon as you hear or feel it…YOU STOP! Just like when your serpentine belt breaks on your car or truck. Then you may end up with a tow charge. Or, if you try to make it back home and the bearing spins to the point it destroys the wheel beyond repair (I have had several cases of this) then you have to purchase a new wheel, and they aren’t cheap! My suggestion is to have new bearings installed every time a new tire is installed. A set of bearings cost under $50 with a little labor for the removal and to replace, since the wheel is already off the bike. This is some of the most valuable cost saving, preventive maintenance you can do! Especially for your Harley years 99 and later, trust me this is years of experience talking! And while I’m on the subject of preventive maintenance: How about cam chain shoes? Service life of these depends on the rider and how aggressive of a rider you are. The more aggressive = the less shoe life. I would recommend, on average, having a cam chain/shoe inspection done around 35K to 45K miles. Sooner the better of course! The cost is small, a cam cover gasket plus a little labor. I’ve seen destroyed shoes at 30K. Worst case scenario is cam shoe complete failure can result in possible severe engine damage! Hey everyone, I’m not trying to scare anyone or even be negative in any way; shape or form....Look at it this way: you plan a vacation ride on your favorite most beloved motorcycle and you have a failure of some sort that could have been prevented by considering preventive maintenance before you even leave home. Trust me, a few dollars spent can save you a lot of grief and frustration on the road, and that’s the last thing you need! REMEMBER wheel bearings and cam shoes on the twin cam model bikes. Thanks for a few minutes of your time. Ride safe and enjoy the highways! Archie Auten Archie’s Custom Cycles

Biker Opinions... We’ve All Got One!

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Throttle Control:

Here’s a note from the Department of Scary Thoughts: many early motorcycle “carburetors” were just pans of gasoline that were heated by an open flame. Vapors produced that way were then burned in the cylinders. Back then, “crash and burn” was not simply a figure of speech. Spray carburetors were obviously much safer, but early carbs lacked throttles. Riders controlled speed by simply choking the air intake, or by changing their spark advance. Oscar Hedstrom, the engineer behind Indian “motorcycles” was one of the first people to devise a throttle-controlled carburetor. That was in 1901. Gardiner, Mark. The Bathroom Book of Motorcycle Trivia (Kindle Locations 167-173). Bikewriter.com. Kindle Edition.

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. F . A . G . I . .L L . I . D . r D Dr. Dilligaf, What is up with people buying motorcycles and not riding them? They’re literally everywhere. Signed, Perplexed and Dismayed.

P & D, Right, what is up with that? Having a motorcycle and not putting the miles on it is like not sleeping with your wife so that there won’t be much wear and tear on her when me meets someone new. I saw a bone stock bike yesterday that was 18 years old with 7,000 miles on it. Unlike a woman at 18 where you hope she hasn’t been ridden a whole lot, wore out or poorly maintained you do expect a little mileage and use. If I had to guess, and I do since it is beyond my comprehension, I would say it possibly has something to do with ego. You know keeping up with the Joneses, “hey look at me”, “mines bigger than yours”, etc.

Surely you get my drift here. Basically, motorcycles have become a status symbol for some. Yes, I ride is their answer when yes, I own is the actual truth. Those bikes sit in garages on trickle chargers, under covers and under ridden. Rolled out to wash and take on an occasional ride with a group if the weather is perfect and they haven’t had a recent haircut. You can find these people easily with their matching riding gear, wearing chaps when it’s not even cool, Hellenbach and Affliction t-shirts and mail order Sturgis gear. All part of a make believe world. But, I love them. I bought a fifteen year old motorcycle last week with only 10,000 miles on it. It is beautiful, clean and well maintained. I bought it through a friend which is good because my second thought was “I wonder what his wife is like”? So, ya’ll pretenders keep buying them, hiding them and reselling them and we’ll keep waiting to get them and show them a good time. But do us a favor and leave a picture of your old lady in the bag so we’ll know her when we see her. Dr. Dilligaf

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