So it stands to reason that when about 1,750 Harleys descend on a city, as they will in Roanoke through the weekend, the thunder of all those bikes could compete with a jumbo jet full of screaming babies.

And, oh doctor, that’s the way Susan Thrift likes it. “It just makes your blood flow,” exclaimed the 56-year-old payroll administrator from Chesapeake, when asked about the roar. “It used to be annoying until you get on one.”

The state rally of the Harley Owners Groups, or HOGs, has begun. All 17 of the Virginia HOG chapters have rumbled into town on their Fat Boys, Sportsters and Road Kings for the four-day convention.

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Ride ends Boneshakers where will have Door prizes, 50/50 Raffle, Trophies for oldest/youngest rider, sweetest ride, and most group or club riders.

All money raised benefits Relay for Life American Cancer Society

For more information or preregistration please contact Shirley Core at
Shirley.core@norfolk.gov or 757-289-7032

Angela Faye Garner, 43, of Bradley Place, was charged with two counts of altering and forging a vehicle registration, one count of forging public records and one count of unlawfully obtaining documents from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) , on Jan. 22, Hampton police spokeswoman Cpl. Allison Good said.

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Registration starts at 8am at Harbor Park, Norfolk
Escorted ride leaves at 11am.
End:Bayside H-D for food, band, tattoo contest, Miss Fleet Ride bikini contest, vendors. and a
Harley-Davidson Sportster Giveaway!!

Welcome and Preregistration Party!!
Friday from 4pm to 7pm

Please come out to Honor our Troops!
 

Except when he’s wearing his leather pants, black boots and Marine Corps do-rag tied around his head. You’ve got to look the part when you’re planning to ride your Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

Did we mention Heilman is 82?

Did we mention he’s about to embark on a 3,000-mile cross-country trip on his bike, a Harley Ultra-Classic Electra Glide Patriot Edition, nearly a half-ton of black-and-chrome rolling thunder? He’s scheduled to leave Richmond on Wednesday and arrive at the Marine Corps Air Station near San Diego less than three weeks later.

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Bishop and Glenn have been friends for many years and ride on country roads in the area. One Sunday afternoon Glenn brought up the idea of riding from coast to coast and at first Bishop thought he was kidding, he wasn’t. And from that point on the dream started to take shape as the two started thinking about the route they would take across this great country and when to make the trip.

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When Arlington resident Rob Reynolds’ one-year tenure as Commander of Chapter 10 of the Disabled American Veterans came to an end, he wanted to do something to mark the occasion.

Since 1984, the former 82nd Airborne infantryman and Special Forces soldier had been involved with the 1.3 million-member organization dedicated to assisting men and women left permanently injured as a result of their wartime service.

A few years back, Harley-Davidson was looking for a veterans’ organization to partner with and had chosen the DAV. Reynolds, an avid Harley rider for almost 30 years, put it all together for the perfect plan: a tribute ride across the country timed to coincide with the national DAV conference in Las Vegas, Nev. that took place at the beginning of August.

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Some people plan to sit back and relax in their retirement. Not Connie and “Fuzzy” MacMillan of Winchester. They just won a 2008 Harley-Davidson® 105th Anniversary Fat Boy® Motorcycle. Connie’s ticket won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s “Live to Ride” Sweepstakes. On August 19, 2008, Ms. MacMillan’s ticket was drawn from 125,818 entries, each a non-winning Harley-Davidson® Scratcher ticket.

“When the man from the Lottery called, I was a wreck,” she said. “We love to play the Harley-Davidson Scratcher.”

Years ago, Mr. MacMillan had a different model Harley-Davidson®, but got rid of it. On August 28, the MacMillans received the keys to their new set of wheels from Virginia Lottery Shenandoah Valley Customer Service Center Manager Lissa Keagy. The presentation took place at Winchester Harley-Davidson® in Winchester.

Both of the MacMillans are retired factory workers.

The Harley-Davidson® game showcases one of the great icons of the American road: the Harley-Davidson® motorcycle. The Lottery is offering a total of 10 motorcycles: eight for Scratcher winners and another two for winners of second-chance drawings. Both Harley-Davidson® second-chance drawings have been held. Tickets will remain on sale because, as of August 28, five motorcycle prizes and two $75,000 prizes have not been claimed from this game. Another 922 tickets were drawn to win prize packs featuring great Harley-Davidson® merchandise.

Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been designated solely to K-12 public school education in the Commonwealth. In that time, the Lottery has turned over more than $3.4 billion for Virginia’s public schools, currently representing about 7 percent of annual state funding for public education in Virginia. In 19 years, the Lottery has awarded more than $10 billion in prizes to players and more than $1 billion in retailer commissions.

For more information, visit www.valottery.com. Please play responsibly.