The Haley Owners Group has announced that it’s 2009 National Rally will be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma June 26 -27 2009. The H.O.G. membership will meet at the Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City for rally activities. There will be 2 stages for musical performances, plus attendees will be able to take demo rides on the 2009 models plus watch motorcycle stunt and drill teams perform.

The 2009 American Muscle Tour will be held July 14 - 19th. The ride will wind from the Corvette factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There is a 1000 participant capacity for this ride.

Chris Rivas of the G2 Motorsports/Drag Specialties/S&S Cycle Team won his 4th race of the season at the season ending race at the Pomona, California track. Rivas and fellow independent rider Matt Smith placed their S&S powered bikes second and third in the season’s final standings.

Rivas won the race but Harley factory team rider Eddie Krawiec won the overall season championship on his Screamin’ Eagle/Vance and Hines machine. Krawiec became the second rider in the history of the class to win the championship without winning a finals race the entire season.

The International Motorcycle Shows (IMS) is giving women discounts on admissions to their shows on Friday nights. Women get 50% off the regular price of admission by presenting a downloadable coupon at the box office when purchasing their event ticket. The coupon is not good for admission, you still have to buy the ticket. Don’t worry guys, this “Ladies Night Out” doesn’t mean ladies only. This discount should help entice more lady riders and women interested in motorcycling to attend the shows.

The 25th Annual “Love Ride” raised over 1 million dollars for various charities in the Southern California region. More than 20,000 motorcyclists attended the event at the Pomona Fairplex. The vast crowds were entertained by several diverse acts including the Foo Fighters and ZZ Top. The event which was started in 1984 by Oliver Shokouh, the owner of Harley-Davidson of Glendale, has raised more than 21 million dollars in it’s history. A partial list of the very deserving charities that benefit from the “Love Ride” includes; the MDA, Autism Speaks, Children’s Hospital of LA, Retts Syndrome Foundation, and Special Olympics. The top fund raiser of the event was Eric Schmoranzer who brought in $31,025. Way to go Eric and all the other participants!

Paragon Promotions is proud to announce that the 25th Annual Chicago Motorcycle Show and Parts Expo will be held January 31st and February 1st 2009 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. The hours of the show are 11AM to 7PM on Saturday and 9AM to 3PM on Sunday. This years show will benefit “Operation Enduring Christmas“, a charitable organization helping children of American troops that fell in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Broken Spoke Campground has proudly announced that the “Moving Wall” will be at it’s facility near Sturgis, South Dakota for the 2009 rally. The “Moving Wall” is a scale replica tribute to the Vietnam War Memorial, “The Wall”, in Washington, DC. This tribute has been touring the country since 1984. The opening ceremony will be Saturday August 1 and the closing ceremony is scheduled for sunset on Saturday August 8.

If you are a veteran planning on attending the event or just someone who wants to experience camping at Sturgis during the 2009 rally you can make reservations at: www.Brokenspokecampground.com.

Well it’s getting that time of year again when the “Toys For Tots” events are starting to get cranked up in earnest. Toy runs were one of the earliest examples of bikers charitable side. Back when we were looked down upon people were amazed that we did this. Some toy runs have been held for over thirty years and unbelievably there are some narrow minded organizations who still WON”T accept our donations.

A Christmas Party for Toys For Tots is being held December 13th at Club W in Buffalo, New York. Sponsoring the event is South Side Kustoms of Buffalo. Party goers will get to meet the Jagermeister Girls, listen to bands, check out some vendors and watch the “Sexiest Miss Santa Claus Contest”.