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#261 ·
riding motorcycles for the longest time meant you were some type of trash..... hence why AMA started that 1%(99%) ****, even tho they wouldnt let blacks in till the 50s. just like when tattoos meant you were a rebel, military or prisoner, now even grandmas and 16 year olds have em, why? because it was cute...... if you were tattooed up your neck, or hands, you were hard pressed to find a job, wonder why the welfare systems on the rise...
 
#262 ·
Kurbs said:
I was in the Hill Country one night after a 1600 miles run from California back in 1984. To this day it was late and I cannot remember the name of the tiny place. About 2 AM it had only a cafe and a gas station from what I could see. Stopped for gas had my military ID, the local cop was a fat sheriff with a big hat stereotype Southern "ah sh!t boy!' type. He walks up to me, says "What do you think yer doin' here son"? Said I was home on leave, stopped for gas and coffee and was headed home. (Texas plates by the way)....As he looked at my license and insurance...he said "where is 'home' boy?". Decided at that point NOT to be a smart @ss. No witnesses, dark....ah no.

Told him I was headed to Center point and then to Medinah. That I had family there and a ranch. He thought I was screwing with him, and said "Get back on when yer finished, this is MY town and I don't like strangers riding through this time of night. Take that road outta town and you can hit the highway from there, and don't let me see you back here. Yer kind ain't welcome here."

Almost went into an Al Jolson tap dance "Uh Yassuh yassuh Mista Pow-leez man, How DO you DO!" routine and held back. That guy would have beat me with a stick and had me arrested for a half dozen crimes I never committed. He never called me a maggot but I could see in his eyes he was probably thinking:

"Damn motor sickle ridin' Yankee hippie Liberal Draft Dodging women vote lovin' 'Merica hatin' peace sign wearing dope smokin Communist"

I had my hair longer than mil spec and had a full beard which at the time was not allowed except for medical or special duty purposes. Some days those stereotypes aren't so far off! lol
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True, but have a couple stories in the other direction, expecting a hassle to find that they were just wanting to check out the bike. Guess I can throw out another one. Being 18 when it was legal to drink (messed it up those that followed) I was leaving a watering hole in a Beach Town on my Shovel Head and started drawing an audience. Back in the early 70's, Harley riders were rare and I kicked started the ol girl and decided I was lubed enough to give a show. Being the parking lot was dirt, a rev of the engine and dump of the clutch released a shower of debris and quite a squeal as the Good Years found the asphalt of A1A . During the exit of the parking lot there was a Van concealing a hidden Patrol Car, I was later told almost got showered by said debris.

About a mile up the road, I was hitting triple digit speed (couldn't tell exactly, Speedo of the time only went to 85) I started to slow due to closing in on some other Bars releasing their patrons. A glance at the mirror revealed the faint blue-light of a bubblegum machine in apparent pursuit about a 1/2 mile behind me. Knowing to run would mean attempting to get across the only bridge in the region and that would surely be road blocked, I elected to pull over. I shut the Bike down, dropped the stand and waited as his the spotlight illuminated the center of his attention.

I started to walk back to his Patrol Car and slipped into the roadside ditch. Caught myself and brushed off and continued the walk of shame. His window was down as he requested license and registration, followed by, "How fast were you going Boy?" I thought for a second and responded, "You really expect me to tell you?" He smiled and stated, "Son, I am going to issue you a ticket for careless driving." Of which, knowing my current state of mind and what that would entail, I responded, " I'll take it." Was the best $35.00 spent, considering...

Sad part was two weeks later he was shot and killed while investigating a traffic accident at the same spot I stopped. They hold a yearly memorial in his honor which is attended by his widow who never remarried. About 20 years later, while attending in a professional capacity, I shared the story with his widow. She smiled and told me he always loved motorcycles...
 
#265 ·
nickr914 said:
So, the games worked.... Now to dig a ditch......
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Do you know more about this case then the rest of us....now it's time for him to tell his side of the story?

would be nice to see a video on how the events came about....but without that we can only speculate!

i'm sure the three letter crowd has a few cameras pointing at that building.
 
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If this is true he may not get off that easy.

"Iovenitti threw the first punch and was shoved the ground by Martinez. He then whipped out a gun and shot the younger man in the stomach, cops said."

You can't start a fight and then when you start losing pull out a gun.

Plus, certainly with 6 arrest the gun he was carrying was not paired with a legal carry licence. So if he gets off on the shooting he'll probably get snagged by some lesser laws.

The prospect really seems like a good guy. They kind of guy with nothing but charity on his mind. :rolleyes-97: Just a hard working, club protecting, toy collecting sweetheart!
 
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